Unpacking the Infrastructure Package and What It Means for Michigan
Earlier this week, the Senate passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, a sweeping piece of legislation that has already made...
Reps. Debbie Dingell and Fred Upton on Bipartisan Support for Sweeping Infrastructure Bill
A monumental $1 trillion infrastructure bill took shape earlier this week in Washington. Two lawmakers from Michigan, who were part of the...
Detroit Community and Cultural Organizer Uses Food as a Medium for Ancestral Healing
Rooted shares stories about land tending, community healing and regeneration happening right here on the ancestral land of the Indigenous Anishinaabe, the...
Flooding, Power Outages Hit Michigan as Storms Rake Midwest
Jerome Vaughn/WDET DETROIT (AP) — Heavy rains brought flooding early Thursday, shutting down some freeways in the Detroit area, as...
General Wayne, Colonel Hamtramck and the Conquering of Detroit During Revolutionary Times
As part of 101.9 WDET’s Book Club, we’re inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts...
New Book “Just Get on the Pill” Takes Look at Uneven Social Messaging Around Birth Control
It’s been 61 years since the FDA approved the birth control pill, a landmark victory for reproductive health and autonomy....
How the Pandemic Has Changed the Conversation on Mental Health
Mental health has been widely talked about in America recently with emotions surrounding the pandemic and the awareness movement led...
Automakers Double Down on EVs, While General Motors’ Hydrogen Partner Nikola Faces Scrutiny
Coming off profitable second quarters, Ford, Stellantis and General Motors are ramping up their goals for bringing new electric models...
Flood Response Should Happen Before Next Storm Hits, Some on Detroit City Council Say
City officials in Detroit are discussing how to prevent future flooding disasters. Federal Emergency Management Agency teams are in Southeast Michigan to help individuals affected by the heavy rains in late June...
Senate Infrastructure Bill Gets Mostly Positive Reviews in Michigan With Some Hoping for More
Senate.gov/Wikimedia Commons A bipartisan infrastructure bill cleared the U.S. Senate Tuesday with the support of both of Michigan’s senators. “There...
Census Data Spurred GOP’s Largest Partisan Edge in Decades
Fresh off sweeping electoral victories a decade ago, Republican politicians used census data to draw voting districts that gave them...
Nessel: Don’t Deny Unemployment for Pot Use Outside Work
State of Michigan LANSING, Mich. (AP) — People fired from their jobs for using marijuana outside the workplace still should...