Coulter, Kowall Seek the Late Patterson’s Oakland County Executive Seat

This year’s race for Oakland County Executive is significant. Not because of who is on the ballot but because of who...

Between Takes: Dennis Coffey Brings Psychedelic Flair to Motown

Welcome to Between Takes; where artists and musicians tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. WDET’s Sam Beaubien has been...

Proposal N: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Detroit’s Demolition Question

Proposal N is a city-led initiative to borrow $250 million in bonds to eliminate blight throughout Detroit. The accrued funds...

How Michigan’s Failures in Detroit, Flint Could Inform Urban Policy Nationwide

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has upended countless American cities and unearthed longstanding inequities in the country’s urban environment. This seismic...

Detroiters Prioritized Under City’s Recreational Marijuana Proposal

When Michigan legalized recreational marijuana in 2018, Detroit chose to "opt-out" of the new law, prohibiting recreational marijuana businesses from...

How Relevant Are Newspaper Endorsements in 2020?

Newspapers and media outlets have been formally endorsing candidates for well over 100 years in this country. For some, those...

Metro Detroit: State and Local Candidates on Your Ballot in 2020

101.9 WDET, Detroit's NPR Station, is committed to providing fair and accurate coverage of the 2020 November presidential election.  Our newsroom is taking...

Check Out These October Releases From Third Man Records

Discovering new music is one of the things you’ve told us you love the most about WDET. To satisfy your...

It’s Halloweek At WDET

Jon Moshier/WDET Join WDET for a week-long celebration of everything scary.  WDET is in the Halloween spirit offering radio programs...

Unifor Enters Bargaining Talks With General Motors

The Canadian union “Unifor” has set a November 4th strike deadline in contract talks with General Motors. A work stoppage would...

The Role of America’s Hispanic and Latinx Vote In 2020

As we inch closer to Election day, the WDET newsroom and Detroit Today are continuing to explore how the 2020 presidential...

Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Talks Future of ACA, November Election

Healthcare is one of the top issues on the ballot in 2020. According to a study from Pew Research Center,...