Downriver Mental Health Clinic Helps Bartenders, Service Industry Workers
Last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer dealt a blow to bars just a few weeks into reopening by issuing an executive...
Author Colson Whitehead on “The Nickel Boys,” “Invisible Man,” and Racial Inequity
As the country continues to dig into this moment of reckoning with racial disparities and systemic oppression, many Americans are...
Contact Tracing Ramps Up in Michigan, But Detroit Lags
The city of Detroit has requested $13.5 million from the state to fund COVID-19 case investigation and to ramp up contact...
Michigan Environmentalists Push Solar Requirements In All Newly Built Homes
The citizen-based environmental advocacy project Environment Michigan is joining a national push to create more solar-powered homes throughout the country. The...
Reforming Police Is Only the Beginning
Weeks of protests against system racism and police brutality have many people feeling like substantial reforms to law enforcement practices...
Whitmer Closes Indoor Seating at Bars in Metro Detroit
A new executive order from Governor Gretchen Whitmer means bars that make more than 70% of their revenue from alcohol...
Detroit Perfume-Maker Says New Scents Will Help Us Move Past Pandemic
If your house smelled like lemon on a Saturday morning, it was a cleaning day. That smell of fresh citrus...
This July Fourth, know your Bill of Rights: A WDET primer
Our July 4th holiday -- Independence Day -- marks the anniversary of the 13 original colonies' Declaration of Independence from...
Best of 2020 (So Far): The WDET Playlist
We're officially halfway through 2020. There have been a few ups and lots of downs in 2020, but through it...
Study Says Economic Recovery Disproportionately Benefitted Wealthier, White Households
The COVID-19 pandemic ended more than a decade of economic growth in the United States. From the end of the...
Whitmer Releases School Opening Plan, Announces More Funding
Governor Whitmer released a plan Tuesday for reopening the state’s schools. The “Return to School Roadmap” was developed with input...
The Uninformed Driver’s Guide to Michigan’s Auto Insurance Reform
Auto insurance rates in Michigan are the highest in the nation according to a report by carinsurance.com published in February. But if...