Filling Out Brackets Can Be Maddening

The NCAA's Division 1 basketball tournaments begin this week. Villanova is trying to become the first men's team to repeat...

Trump Tells Autoworkers in Ypsilanti U.S. will Display ‘Manufacturing Might’

Jake Neher/WDET President Trump told a crowd of autoworkers at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti that the Trump Administration will...

Should the City Maintain Golf Courses?

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Detroit City Council rejected a proposal for a short-term contract to maintain city golf courses. Some...

Michigan and Other Trump States Could Be Affected Most By GOP Healthcare Plan

Jake Neher/WDET Republicans backing a plan to overhaul federal healthcare policy received what seemed to be bad news this week...

Religious Leaders to Communities of Faith: Step Up and Fight

Sascha Raiyn An interfaith group of local religious leaders says President Trump’s immigration policies raise both political and moral issues. Six...

What St. Louis’ Controversial Mayoral Contest Says About Race in Local Politics

Office of St. Louis City Treasurer Tishaura Jones Last week, St. Louis City Treasurer Tishaura Jones lost the city’s Democratic...

State Democrats Want to Let the Sunshine In With Conflict of Interest Laws

Jake Neher/WDET It’s Sunshine Week – a time of year when issues of transparency and open government are put front...

State Lawmakers Get Preview of New Lead Rule

Amber Neher Some state lawmakers got an early peek at Gov. Rick Snyder’s new lead rules that are supposed to...

Detroit Board to Challenge State Over School Closures

Sascha Raiyn The board overseeing public education in Detroit says it will take action against the state agency that threatened...

Carson Launches Tour at Carson High in Detroit

Sascha Raiyn U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson visited Detroit Wednesday to launch a national listening tour. Carson...

UAW-Ford Hosts Resource Fair for Women

UAW-Ford is hosting a Detroit resource fair for women on Saturday. The “Celebrating and Empowering Women” Expo will provide opportunities...

Exiting U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade: Sudden Resignations Are “Disruptive”

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Over the weekend Attorney General Jeff Sessions requested the resignations of all Obama-era federal attorneys. That’s more...