Detroit Today: Ann Arbor’s plan to guarantee income to small business owners
The Ann Arbor City Council recently approved a guaranteed income pilot program for 100 random entrepreneurs with low and moderate...
Detroit Today: Are corporate subsidies good for Michigan’s economy?
What’s the best way to create jobs? In Michigan and across the U.S., many Democrats and Republicans may have come...
Detroit Today: Should minimum wage increase for tipped workers?
The Michigan Supreme Court is set to consider a case that may significantly impact the wages of tipped workers and...
DER Weekends: First Independence Bank is ‘Black-owned, not Black only’
In the latest episode of DER Weekends, WDET news director Jerome Vaughn talks with the chairman and CEO of the only...
Detroit Today: The Detroiters creating a more inclusive tech industry
Technology shapes the way we talk, work and play — much of it is also created by majority white and...
Detroit Today: Voting reform, public and private investments are transforming Michigan
If you live in Michigan, it may be difficult to realize how much might be changing in our state —...
Detroit-based entrepreneur training program expands to Inkster
ProsperUs Detroit just wrapped up a training course for Inkster-based entrepreneurs of color. In the past, the organization focused on...
Crossing the Lines: Live6 planners play the long game
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Live6 series, exploring the neighborhoods around the intersection of Six Mile...
Detroit Today: How Automation Alley is driving innovation in Southeast Michigan
Each year in Michigan, political, business and philanthropic leaders gather on Mackinac Island for the Mackinac Policy Conference, an event...
Detroit Today: How beauty standards affect our quality of life
Beauty does not just excite people — it also carries power. In many surveys, those deemed beautiful are also considered...
Detroit Today: CROWN Act aims to end workplace hair discrimination in Michigan
The Michigan Senate recently passed the CROWN Act, which would ban hair-based discrimination in the workplace. Proponents of the bill are...
Detroit Today: Whitmer, Benson, McMorrow discuss Michigan’s stagnant population, early voting, more
People who attend the Mackinac Policy Conference don’t want it to just be a place for talk — they also...