Michigan Supreme Court to Consider Church-State Separation Case

The Michigan Supreme Court will decide whether courts may step into resolve a dispute between dueling factions of a Baptist...

“Citizens United” Bill Latest in Long Line of Elections Proposals Riling Michigan Democrats

The Michigan Senate has approved campaign finance legislation that would write the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling...

Property Taxes Reflecting Property Value These Days?

Some Michigan taxpayers and homeowners are still trying to recover from the recession that hit everywhere across the U.S. in...

What it’s Like to be a Refugee

Sludge G, Flickr There has been a lot of discussion in recent months about refugees coming to America. Syria is...

Community Forum on Bankruptcy Sparks Conversation and Criticism

Thursday marks one year since Detroit emerged from the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. In November, WDET and the...

09. The End of Utopia

Courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library at U-M Meet Emil Baur Emil Baur was born in Germany, but came to...

Detroit Police Unions Approve New Contracts

Detroit officials say unions representing the city’s police force have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract. City officials have long admitted...

“B is for Bankruptcy” [POEM with VIDEO and AUDIO]

"Oh Media ... Catch our good side...Our Eastside...Our Westside...Good Side"       Sharing a stage with Michigan's governor, Detroit's mayor,...

Detroit Bankruptcy: One Year Later [Live Stream]

    Join us for Detroit Bankruptcy: One Year Later, an event featuring Gov. Rick Snyder, Mayor Mike Duggan and now-retired...

Expert says Bond Markets Leery After Detroit Bankruptcy

Detroit’s bankruptcy casts a long shadow over the Metro region. But what has it meant to the rest of the...

Detroit Police Department Then and Now

detroitmi.gov/police Laquan McDonald’s shooting death by a Chicago police officer has created enough of a stir that the U.S. Department...

Patrick Smith of WBEZ-Chicago, talks about the State of Chicago’s Police Department, Post-Laquan Mcdonald

Detroit Today checks in with reporter Patrick Smith, of Chicago's Public Radio station, WBEZ, about the Laquan McDonald case. Smith...