In Joint Address to Congress, President Biden Paints Positive Outlook and Highlights Challenges Ahead
President Joe Biden highlighted a bold and progressive policy agenda on Wednesday during his first address before a joint session...
Canton’s Small Business Community Weathers COVID-19 Pandemic on Creativity and Local Support
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met and issues they...
Michigan Will Lose a Congressional Seat. Here’s What That Means for Redistricting.
Last year's Census count found that Michigan is not growing as fast as other states, which will result in the state...
Michigan Falling Behind Other States, Countries in Ending ‘Period Poverty’
State lawmakers and advocates are renewing efforts to get rid of the sales tax on menstrual products in Michigan. It...
Electric Vehicles Are Here. What Does That Mean for Conventional Cars and Existing Auto Industry?
The movement toward electric vehicles (EVs) has picked up steam. Over the last few years, the auto industry has made...
Raquel Castaneda-Lopez on Leaving Detroit City Council, Creating Opportunity for Others and Addressing Harassment
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Raquel Castañeda-López took office in 2014, part of a wave of new council members who swept into...
Auto Industry Grapples with Parts Shortages, Toxic Politics in 2021
2021 has been a difficult year to navigate so far for American auto companies. We're seeing an ongoing semiconductor chip shortage...
Detroit’s Auto Industry Hoping President Biden Can Help Secure Semiconductors
President Biden held a meeting this week with companies and manufacturers on both sides of the global semiconductor shortage. With...
Parents and Child Care Providers Still Struggling More Than A Year Into Pandemic
There are so many aspects of life that have been flipped upside down in the last year, but for so...
General Motors Commits Models to Factory ZERO as Granholm Highlights EVs in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
General Motors will build a new all-electric version of the Chevrolet Silverado pickup at its Factory ZERO plant in Hamtramck, the automaker...
Biden’s $2 Trillion American Jobs Plan Addresses Role of Equity in Infrastructure
Last week President Joe Biden started selling his $2 trillion American Jobs Plan, which aims to address a legacy of...
Amazon Unionization Vote in Alabama Has Big Implications for Michigan Workers
Votes are being counted in the effort to unionize Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. As part of the weekly series...