Almanac Tracks Farming Trends and More [VIDEO]

Photo by Noah Buscher on Unsplash America's farmers are getting a little more diverse. About 90 percent of all farm...

Michigan Farms Do More With Less [DATA]

Farming is big business in Michigan. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the market value of farm products sold statewide totaled...

VP Pence Tells Michigan Workers Tax Plan will Deliver Jobs

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Vice President Mike Pence told workers at a plant in Auburn Hills that the Trump Administration’s tax plan...

Few and Fewer: Odd-Year Election Ballot Initiatives

  As the 2017 elections approach, analysts say a trend is emerging in Michigan and other states: Odd-year elections are...

Can GOP Pass Tax Overhaul and What Would it Mean for Michigan?

National Park Service Republicans are in a prickly position in Washington right now. After years as an opposition party to...

Lawmakers Attempt to Override State Department on Marijuana Dispensaries

WDET Lawmakers in Lansing say they want a seamless transition as marijuana dispensaries start to get licensed. Democrats in the...

Snyder Says He Will Not Fire Police Chief Over Facebook Post

Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder says there is no reason to fire State Police Col. Kriste Etue over a controversial Facebook post....

The Duggan Strategy: Early Successes, Keepable Promises, Controlled Data

When Detroit voters go to the polls in November, they’ll be deciding whether to give the job of mayor to...

The Art of Community: How the City, Citizens, Donors Created the Detroit Institute of Arts [VIDEOS]

The Detroit Institute of Arts originally was built with money allocated by the city and contributed from its residents. That...

Detroit Schools Have More Students Than Projected

Detroit’s public schools have more students than expected so far this year.  The district expected to have 48,524 students by...

Michigan’s Largest Health Insurer Weighs in on the Future of Health Coverage

Jake Neher/WDET It looks like Republicans in the U.S. Senate have once again failed to come up with a plan...

Is This the Year Michigan Will See Big Changes to Its Auto Insurance System?

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Year after year, state lawmakers try their hands at overhauling Michigan’s auto insurance laws. Every year, lawmakers...