New Plans for Michigan and Trumbull Site

After years of passionate and sometimes heated debate, new plans are being finalized for the site of the old Tiger Stadium. The...

Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Darnell Earley Resigns

Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Darnell Earley announced Tuesday he will step down at the end of this month.  Gov. Rick...

Presidential Election Spawns Donation Scams

The presidential primary season is officially underway following the caucuses in Iowa. Most of the major candidates have been campaigning,...

Union Claims State Workers Feared Retaliation if they Criticized Response to Flint Water Crisis

Some representatives of state employees in Michigan say they are taking a recent letter from Governor Rick Snyder regarding the...

A Reporter’s View on the Outcome of the Iowa Caucuses

Kent Mauck Last night’s Iowa caucus results may not be too shocking to anyone following the coverage of political candidates...

The Inside of An Iowa Caucus

Kent Mauck Every four years the word caucus enters into our political conversation. Monday’s Iowa Caucuses officially kicked off the...

People Vote on What They Care About, Whether They’re Informed or Not

Arthur Lupia, a research professor at the Center for Political Studies  at the University of Michigan, joins Stephen Henderson, on...

Detroiters Will See Lower Property Assessments This Year

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Most Detroit homeowners will see property assessment reductions for 2016. Mayor Mike Duggan says 95 percent of homeowners will...

Congress to Grill Michigan Officials Over Flint Water Crisis

Congress plans a hearing this week on how Flint’s water supply became tainted with lead. The hearing, by the U.S....

Hoarding Often Begins Early in Life; Know the Symptoms

Researchers at Wayne State University are studying compulsive hoarding in children, adolescence and adults. So far they’ve discovered that the...

Pot Shops Hamstrung by Federal Banking Laws Prohibiting Deposits

While driving through Detroit it’s likely that you’ve passed buildings with a big green medical cross outside.  It’s part of...

Homelessness in Detroit: Not Just an Adult Problem, Teens are at Risk Too

creative commoms Homelessness is an issue seen in any major city anywhere, and Detroit is no exception. But often times we...