The Metro: The case for creating a greater Detroit
Late last year, Rogelio Landin ran for mayor of Detroit on a simple platform: the city should annex some of...
Sam Corey
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 case for creating a greater Detroit
Late last year, Rogelio Landin ran for mayor of Detroit on a simple platform: the city should annex some of...
The Metro: ICE is destroying the America Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor loves
Across Michigan, city leaders and police chiefs are asking the same question: how should they work with federal immigration officers?...
The Metro: The plan to fix Michigan’s teacher shortage
Most everyone wants students to have good teachers. But how do we adequately prepare educators, and keep them in the...
The Metro: Why Detroit needs more money — and how it could be raised
Detroit has a lot of needs, including things like bus transit, policing and security, and trash pickup. Those things cost...
The Metro: Could a free market ease Michigan’s affordability crisis?
Affordability. That’s the word that’s been buzzing around politics. In November, Democrats across the country won on the promise of...
The Metro: The liberal politicians enacting an affordability agenda
To counter President Donald Trump's agenda, liberals aren't discussing democracy. They're talking about the issue of affordability. Last year, Congressional...
The Metro: Have protests against ICE been effective?
Many have been actively engaging and organizing against federal immigration enforcement and the killings of Americans at the hands of...
The Metro: The humility and light of Albert Kahn
Of all the architects in Detroit, one of the best known may be Albert Kahn. He designed some of the...
The Metro: Homelessness rising among families in Oakland County
Over the past decade, homelessness has been down in Oakland County. But in the last three years, it’s been trending...
The Metro: How ICE protestors in Minneapolis inspire a Michigan activist
Yesterday, President Donald Trump said he is going to “de-escalate a little bit” in Minnesota. But the protests against ICE...
The Metro: Detroit’s mayor focuses on addressing poverty
It’s been less than a month since Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield took office, but she’s already begun putting her agenda...
The Metro: Why lawmakers are banning cell phones in Michigan schools
In the Republican-controlled House, lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill banning cell phones in charter and public schools with strong bipartisan...
