New Detroit Public TV Documentary Explores Line 5 Pipeline Under Mackinac Straits
Laura Weber Davis/WDET There’s a pervasive fear among environmentalists that it will take a catastrophe -- such as oil flowing out of...
Feds Ready to Argue Iraqi Detainees Pose Threat, Should be Deported
The Trump Administration is set to argue in federal court that hundreds of Iraqi nationals should be deported from the U.S. The...
Efforts to Identify Harmful Chemicals in Great Lakes FAR Behind Schedule
Algae blooms in Lake Erie can be a problem for boaters and municipal water systems, but scientists say other...
Taylor Swift covers Earth Wind and Fire’s “September” for Spotify Singles Collection.
Recently Taylor Swift surprised the internet with a cover of a legendary Earth Wind and Fire record “September”. The track...
Regional Transit Authority of SE Michigan Wants Your Input on Transit Plan
WDET/Laura Herberg This week, the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) kicks off its public comment period about its...
US hosts a joint press conference with France
President Trump is hosting French President Emmanuel Macron for a state visit this week. The two leaders are holding a...
Trash Mogul Rizzo Sentenced to Prison for Bribery, Wire Fraud
Sandra Svoboda Trash kingpin Chuck Rizzo has been sentenced to 5 1/2years in prison after pleading guilty to bribery and...
How are Michigan’s Public Schools Funded?
The National Assessment of Educational Progress’ “report card” showed that less than 40 percent of Michigan’s students are proficient in...
Should Medicaid Recipients Be Required To Work To Receive Benefits?
Jake Neher/WDET In 2014, Michigan became the largest state with a Republican-dominated state government to expand Medicaid under the Affordable...
Video: Underwater ROV Launched in Straits of Mackinac
USCG Press Release: Click on the picture below to play video MACKINAW CITY, Mich. — The Unified Command announced that the...
Education Lobbying in Michigan Post-DeVos
Before becoming the U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos was best known for the money she spent promoting “school choice”...
Welcome to Policy Meets The People!
WDET decided back at the beginning of this year to try to do something a bit different with our reporting...