Postal Service Faces Busiest Week of the Year

Courtesy of USPS In this season of good will to all you might want to spare a kind thought for...

State Lawmakers Say Goodbye to 2017: Here’s What They Did and Didn’t Do

Michigan Senate The Michigan Legislature has adjourned until 2018. As usual, lawmakers passed a flurry of bills before leaving for...

Former GOP Spokesperson to Congress: Do Tax Overhaul Right, Not Fast

Truscott Rossman Republicans are having a rough week. They lost a U.S. Senate seat in the deep red state of Alabama....

Detroit Casino Revenue Up in November Compared to Last Year

Detroit’s three casinos' combined November revenue of $113.1 million was up 1.4 percent from the same month a year, according to...

Local Group Has Plan To Fight Effects of Climate Change in Metro Detroit

Jake Neher/WDET When we think about how climate change is and will impact our planet, we typically think of overpowering...

Tiny Homes Aim for Big Impact in Detroit

Cass Community Social Services If you live or work in Detroit and have driven around the city, you may have...

Will Metro Detroit Voters See Another Transit Millage on the 2018 Ballot?

Matt Trevethan/WDET Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel delivered his State of the County speech on Wednesday night at the Macomb Center for...

Legislature Compromises, Adopts Scaled-Back Local Retirement Overhaul

Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican leaders have backed down from a plan to give the state sweeping authority to...

GOP Sells Soul with Tax Plan, says Libertarian Shikha Dalmia

Jake Neher/WDET Late last week -- in the middle of the night -- U.S. Senate Republicans pushed through a major overhaul...

Will Net Neutrality Soon Be A Thing of The Past?

Jake Neher/WDET The Federal Communications Commission plans to vote on December 14 to repeal Obama-era regulations that protect net neutrality.  The...

Calley Launches Bid for GOP Governor Nomination

Jake Neher/WDET Lt. Gov. Brian Calley surprised no one when he announced Tuesday he would seek the Republican nomination for governor...

Is Michigan’s Line 5 Deal With Enbridge Enough to Protect Great Lakes?

Jake Neher/WDET The state of Michigan has reached an interim deal with Enbridge Energy meant to improve the safety of...