New Public School Employee Retirement Plan to Take Effect Next Year
Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder has signed into law controversial changes to the state’s public school employee retirement system. Starting in...
Are You Happy To Pay for Business Incentives If They Create Jobs?
Office of state Sen. Dale Zorn Gov. Rick Snyder will soon decide if the state will give away $200 million in...
CuriosiD: What’s Happened at the State Fairgrounds?
Listener Jennifer Gulati is curious about the status of the Michigan State Fairgrounds at Woodward and 8 Mile.“I show American...
Tax Incentives for Big Businesses Head to Governor
Jake Neher/WDET State lawmakers passed legislation to give big tax incentives to a handful of large employers Wednesday. The bills...
How “Red” or “Blue” are Michigan’s Political Maps and Election Results? [CHARTS]
Do Michigan's political maps give Republicans an unfair advantage in elections because of how the voting districts are drawn? It's...
Survey Shows Southeast Michigan Residents Feel Safe in Downtown Detroit
WDET The Downtown Detroit Partnership reports the results of an annual perception survey show people are feeling increasingly positive about...
Judge Rules Iraqis Facing Deportation Must be Allowed Time to Plead Their Case
Eli Newman / WDET A federal judge in Detroit has ruled that he has the jurisdiction to temporarily halt the...
State Superintendent Expects ‘Tough Negotiations’ on Help for Failing Schools
Michigan Department of Education Michigan’s education chief forecasts some contentious negotiations with federal officials on the state’s plans for identifying...
First 80 Families Completed the DLBA’s Buy Back Program
WDET More than 80 families in Detroit are buying back their homes that had been lost to foreclosure. The first...
Passport, Green Card, U.S. Supreme Court Decision: Deported Man Returns to United States
When Juan Esquivel-Quintana left his factory job in Mexico and headed back to the Michigan, he carried his newly issued...
Iraqis Facing Deportation from Michigan Ask Governor for Pardon
Eli Newman / WDET Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is weighing whether to grant a pardon to about 40 Iraqis set...
Detroit’s Focus: HOPE Founded In the Aftermath of July 1967
Editor's note: Ashley Woods wrote and produced this story for WDET. It aired in 2007. In the aftermath of July...