Appeals Court Says Jackson Commissioners Violated Constitution with Prayer

Jake Neher/WDET A federal appeals court says the Jackson County Commission regularly violated the U.S. Constitution by opening its meetings...

Committee Approves Income Tax Rollback Despite Concerns About Unknown Repercussions

Jake Neher/WDET State House Republicans are aggressively pushing through an income tax cut and rollback, despite numerous questions raised during...

Alzheimers Rates Expected to Increase Over 20% Over Next Decade

The number of Michigan residents living with Alzheimers is projected to increase nearly 25% over the next 10 years. About 180,000 Michiganders...

The Fraying of the President’s Relationship with the Intelligence Community

President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be in disarray after the resignation, or firing, of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn and...

Detroiters Gather at Newly Declared Sanctuary School to Demonstrate Opposition to Nationwide Immigrant Arrests

WDET/Laura Herberg A crowd gathered last night at Western High School in Southwest Detroit for a candlelight vigil in support...

MDOT Resumes Weight Restrictions Friday

The Michigan Department of Transportation is extending weight restrictions on state trunk line highways from the Ohio and Indiana borders...

Mary Sheffield Wants to Make Downtown Housing More Inclusive

A proposed ordinance in Detroit could require all residential developers asking for public funds in the city to set aside...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution Has Arrived

A new report says Michigan’s manufacturing industry is seeing a fourth revolution. The Industry 4.0 Report  from Troy based Automation...

Bestselling Author, Pastor Jim Wallis Explores Race & Moral Responsibility in the Trump Era

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Many evangelical Christians who voted Trump into office have advocated for the president’s heavy-handed approach toward immigration....

Dems Say Single-Payer Good Option for Health Care Replacement

WDET/Laura Herberg President Trump has vowed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, with a...

What Happens to Sanctuary Cities and Campuses Under Trump?

Laura Weber Davis/WDET, Cheyna Roth/MPRN Lately there has been a lot of debate about so-called sanctuary cities -- city governments...

Democrats Call for Restitution for Victims of Unemployment Agency Botch-Up

http://housedems.com/ There’s a fight brewing in the Legislature over compensation for people wrongly accused of ripping off the state’s unemployment...