State Considers Penalizing Mass Protests
The Michigan Senate is considering a plan already approved by the House which would increase the penalties for people or...
MI Legislature May Leave Life Saving Legislation on the Table
As the Michigan legislature wraps up its work for 2016, special interest organizations and lobbyists are pressed for time to...
Journalist Chad Livengood Talks About Leaving Lansing To Cover Detroit
Rick Pluta/Michigan Public Radio Network (MPRN) One of Michigan’s best state Capitol reporters is leaving Lansing. Chad Livengood of the...
James Feagin Gives The Lowdown On DET Insiders Project
James Feagin For about a year, WDET has been holding small community meetings with residents and business owners all over...
CuriosiD: Why are there 5 Grosse Pointes?
The question for this edition of CuriosiD comes from listener Dwayne Dobine: “Why are there five separate cities that...
What Would An Overhaul Of Michigan’s Energy Policies Mean For You?
Pat Batcheller State lawmakers are gearing up to pass some controversial bills during their lame duck session. That’s the time...
WSU Researchers Looking at How Individual Genes React to Specific Environmental Factors
Researchers at Wayne State University are looking at how health is affected when our genes and environmental factors are mixed....
DTE Employees Foster the Giving Spirit
DTE Energy employees buy and donate Christmas gifts for foster children throughout Michigan every year. This is the tenth year...
Michigan Senate Approves Regulating Uber, Lyft
The Michigan Senate has approved legislation that would allow the state to regulate transportation services like Uber and Lyft. For...
The National Theatre’s Facade Will Be Saved In New Downtown Development Plan
The historic National Theatre in downtown Detroit will undergo major changes if a plan by Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock Financial is...
What’s Quackin’ In Lansing During the Legislature’s Lame Duck Session?
Rick Pluta/MPRN Every year around this time we get a better sense of what difficult or controversial measures the state...
Gilbert’s “Monroe Blocks” Plan: Two Towers, Residential, and Retail Space
Courtesy of Bedrock Real Estate Services Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock Real Estate Services could bring a 20-story office building to downtown Detroit...