Pence Will Lead Trump Transition Team

Vice President-elect Mike Pence will lead President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, replacing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Trump picked his...

Wanted: Housing for Homeless Veterans

Earlier this month Americans celebrated Veterans Day. As part of the recognition, the  Michigan State Housing Development Authority or MSHDA...

Great Lakes Water Authority Poised to Expand, Enters Talks With Lyon Twp.

Courtesy of GLWA The Great Lakes Water Authority may soon add a new community to its ranks. The regional system, which...

Second Bridge Between Detroit and Windsor Moving Forward

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority is choosing between three teams of developers to create a new span between the...

Lake Erie Algae Added to Action List

The State of Michigan is adding the western portion of Lake Erie to its list of impaired waterways. The list...

Judge Orders Michigan and City of Flint to Make Home Water Deliveries

A federal judge has ordered the state of Michigan and the city of Flint to deliver bottled water to lead-tainted...

Are Students Missing Out on Literary Classics with Common Core?

Amanda Kuhn Love them or hate them, there’s at least one thing about the new Common Core State Standards that is...

Rep. Debbie Dingell: “I Said Donald Trump Could Win MI And They Called Me Crazy”

WDET Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) says she doesn't want to be right -- but she was. Dingell had been telling...

State House Democrats and Republicans Pick New Leadership

Michigan House The election is over and now it’s time to plan for the next session.  That was the feeling...

Gov. Snyder Names Lake Erie “Impaired’ Waterway

Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder and state environmental officials have declared western Lake Erie is an “impaired” waterway that needs to...

Michigan Senate Adopts Energy Overhaul

Jake Neher/WDET The state Senate has adopted an overhaul of Michigan’s energy policy. It’s designed to ensure reliability as the...

Detroit Career Summit Aims To Connect Young Men of Color To Jobs

whitehouse.gov Last year, Michigan’s overall unemployment rate fell to about five percent. But the unemployment rate for African Americans in...