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Russ McNamara

DTE Headquarters in downtown Detroit.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • News

What the DTE Energy rate increase means for your energy bill

Russ McNamara December 1, 2023

The Michigan Public Service Commission approved another rate increase for DTE Energy on Friday, following the panel's approval of a...

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Protesters from the Bay Mills Indian Community rally against Line 5.
  • Environment
  • News

Commission approves plans to replace Line 5 oil pipelines with underground tunnel

Russ McNamara December 1, 2023

The tunnel for the controversial Line 5 oil pipeline was approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission on Friday. Despite...

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FILE - United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Sept. 2, 2019.
  • Auto
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News

UAW targeting 13 non-union automakers in latest organization efforts

Russ McNamara November 29, 2023

Fresh off the contract ratification with Detroit’s Big Three automakers, the United Auto Workers union is taking aim at organizing...

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A clown in Detroit's Thanksgiving Day Parade passes by pro-Palestinian protesters.
  • News

Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly march along Detroit’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Russ McNamara November 26, 2023

Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly shut down the Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit Thursday. About 150 protesters marched along Woodward in Midtown...

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Shri Thanedar in-studio at WDET-FM on Oct. 20, 2022.
  • Elections
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Congressman Shri Thanedar in the hot seat as 2024 election looms

Russ McNamara November 20, 2023

Shri Thanedar’s election to a Detroit-centric Congressional seat last year was divisive. He’d only recently moved to the city and...

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Striking casino workers rally in Detroit on Nov. 14, 2023.
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News

Workers ratify contracts at 2 of 3 Detroit casinos; MGM Grand strike continues

Russ McNamara November 20, 2023

The strike is over for 2,100 workers at two of Detroit’s three casinos after ratifying tentative labor agreements over the...

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FILE - United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Sept. 2, 2019.
  • Auto
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Tensions rise during Senate hearing with union leaders as UAW voting continues

Russ McNamara November 15, 2023

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and other labor leaders were invited to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and...

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At one point Detroit had dozens of the white-clad slider spots, but now only about a dozen remain.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CuriosiD
  • CuriosiD
  • Food & Dining

CuriosiD: What’s with all the white tile burger joints in metro Detroit?

Russ McNamara November 9, 2023

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we...

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UAW President Shawn Fain walks the picket lines outside the Mopar plant in Center Line, Mich on Sept. 22, 2023.
  • Auto
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News

After surprise walkout at Ford’s Kentucky plant, Fain warns UAW strike could expand ‘at any time’

Russ McNamara, Alex McLenon October 13, 2023

UAW President Shawn Fain announced Friday the union would not expand its strike against Detroit’s Big Three automakers, warning that...

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  • Racial Attitudes

Jewish, Arab communities in metro Detroit hold rallies in wake of Israel attack

Jenny Sherman, Russ McNamara October 11, 2023

As metro Detroit’s Arab and Jewish communities continue to mourn the hundreds of civilian deaths reported following Saturday’s surprise attack...

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UAW members strike outside the Ford Assembly Plant in Wayne on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
  • Auto
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: UAW halts strike expansion, citing substantial progress

Russ McNamara, Sascha Raiyn October 6, 2023

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain announced Friday the union would not expand its strike against Detroit’s Big Three this...

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UAW workers picket Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on October 2, 2023 in Detroit
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News

Labor expert explains why union support remains high amid strikes

Russ McNamara, Jenny Sherman October 4, 2023

As Michigan's "hot labor summer" transitions to a "fiery labor fall," support for the labor movement remains historically high in...

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