Trash Mogul Rizzo Sentenced to Prison for Bribery, Wire Fraud

Sandra Svoboda Trash kingpin Chuck Rizzo has been sentenced to 5 1/2years in prison after pleading guilty to bribery and...

How are Michigan’s Public Schools Funded?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress’ “report card” showed that less than 40 percent of Michigan’s students are proficient in...

Should Medicaid Recipients Be Required To Work To Receive Benefits?

Jake Neher/WDET In 2014, Michigan became the largest state with a Republican-dominated state government to expand Medicaid under the Affordable...

Video: Underwater ROV Launched in Straits of Mackinac

USCG Press Release: Click on the picture below to play video   MACKINAW CITY, Mich. — The Unified Command announced that the...

Education Lobbying in Michigan Post-DeVos

Before becoming the U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos was best known for the money she spent promoting “school choice”...

Welcome to Policy Meets The People!

WDET decided back at the beginning of this year to try to do something a bit different with our reporting...

Submit Your Pick for Detroit’s Best Rock Song

The 2018 Concert of Colors is coming up this July and the theme for the Don Was All-Star Revue is...

Students in Royal Oak Protest Gun Violence

Eli Newman / WDET Students in metro Detroit gathered at the Royal Oak Farmer’s Market, calling for gun control reform on...

Bookstock 2018 Expects to Raise $2 Million for Local Literacy Projects

Jake Neher/WDET Bookstock 2018 kicks off April 22 at Laurel Park Place in Livonia. It runs through April 29. The...

Can State Lawmakers Prevent Another Nassar Scandal?

Jake Neher/WDET Lawmakers at the state Capitol are considering new measures to crack down on sexual assault in the wake of...

Illustrator for ‘The Black Panther’ Newspaper Talks Power of Art to Create Change

Courtesy of Emory Douglas Art and social upheaval have walked hand in hand throughout our history. Groups setting out to...

Earth Day! Time to Safely Offload All Those Old Electronics

  As Earth Day approaches, operators of a Southfield-based non-profit want to collect as much e-waste as possible. JVS is...