Michigan Senate Votes to Gut Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Time Laws
Jake Neher/WDET The state’s minimum wage might not reach $12 an hour until 2030. That’s if proposed changes to a...
Ford Announces Reduction of Shifts, Without Eliminating Jobs
Pat Batcheller Ford Motor Company announced it will rebalance production at some US plants. Just days after General Motors announced...
GM Decision on Poletown Plant Dredges Up Painful History in Hamtramck, Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET Thirty-eight years ago, the cities of Hamtramck and Detroit helped demolish a neighborhood to make way for the...
How Newspaper Ads Helped Perpetuate Slavery in Colonial America
Adverts 250 Healthy Negro Lad. About Seventeen years of age. To be sold. Esquire of the printers....
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Marines in Death of Michigan Muslim Recruit
mcrdpi.marines.mil In 2016 Taylor native Raheel Siddiqui fell to his death from a third story building…after he was injured during...
[VIDEO] Searching for Solutions for Michigan’s Eviction Crisis
Additional resources: Michigan Cities Face Eviction Crisis — Here Are Some Solutions This story has been supported by the Solutions Journalism...
Reporters’ Choice: The Favorite Stories and How They Were Made
There’s a couple old clichés that go, ”It’s just the tip of the iceberg” or “The story behind the story.”...
Farmington Residents Seek Sense of Community
Farmington residents now have the opportunity to get more localized news. Metromode is reporting on the city as part of...
GM Layoffs Latest Economic News to Hit Michigan
Jake Neher/WDET General Motors announced devastating news on Monday. They are expected to layoff more than 14,000 workers, and close several...
Coop and River Bistro Executive Chef Maxcel Hardy Is Carving Out Time to Train the Next Generation of Chefs
Ann Delisi and Chef Max Hardy talk about his family's history of cooking in Detroit, the demands of being a...
What Bills Might Waddle Through the Legislature During Lame Duck?
Jake Neher/WDET The Legislature is in its lame duck session and there are a couple big issues they may try...
GM Announces Five Possible Plant Closures In North America
General Motors will lay off 14,700 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible...