The Metro: The college education gap between suburban and Detroit students is big. This is how we close it.
Getting a college degree in Detroit has never been easy. More than half of all children in Detroit live below...
Sam Corey is a producer for 101.9 WDET, which includes finding and preparing interesting stories for the daily news, arts and culture program, The Metro. Sam joined WDET after a year and a half at The Union, a small newspaper in California, and stints at a variety of local Michigan outlets, including WUOM and the Metro Times. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago.
The Metro: The college education gap between suburban and Detroit students is big. This is how we close it.
Getting a college degree in Detroit has never been easy. More than half of all children in Detroit live below...
The Metro: Trust in elections is declining. A Michigan Republican clerk blames politics
President Donald Trump and Republicans want to transform the election process. Recently, the president signed an executive order that seeks...
The Metro: Many immigrants in Michigan have had their rights violated by the Trump administration
When President Donald Trump took office, he promised to crack down on immigration. He’s done that. Since January of 2025,...
The Metro: People aren’t happy with the economy, but spending is still high. Here’s why.
Since 2015, consumer confidence in the economy has plummeted according to recent consumer survey data by the University of Michigan....
The Metro: Ford, GM and Stellantis retreated from EVs. Now more drivers want them
Automakers and auto suppliers are a huge part of metro Detroit’s economy. And they will likely have to change as...
The Metro: The only certainty is chaos for small businesses in metro Detroit
The economy has undergone many drastic changes over the years. If you’re a millennial, change and chaos have been commonplace....
The Metro: Mary Sheffield unveils neighborhood-first vision in State of City address
Detroit is often broken into two camps: Downtown and the neighborhoods. At last night’s state of the city address, Detroit...
The Metro: Why one local court doesn’t want poor people to pay more for justice
Many of the systems designed to keep us safe sometimes harm the most vulnerable among us. That's often true of...
The Metro: Metro Detroiters attend third ‘No Kings’ protests
Tens of thousands of metro Detroiters took to the streets to take part in another "No Kings" protest, where they...
The Metro: Can interfaith conversations bring Muslim and Jewish communities together?
It's an intense time of political polarization in the United States. With wars taking place across the Middle East and...
The Metro: A metro Detroit rabbi says this isn’t the time for difficult political conversations
About one month ago, Israel and America struck Iran. Now, Israel has enmeshed itself in more violence. In Iran, about...
The Metro: Why several liberal initiatives failed to reach the 2026 ballot
Michigan, like the rest of the country, has faced polarizing political winds. Because of all the disagreement, fewer policies are...