Small Business Association of Michigan CEO says health care reckoning coming for small businesses
New tariffs and threats to annex Canada were the concerns small businesses at the last Mackinac Policy Conference. This year,...
Can and bottle returns are losing steam. What can Michigan do to increase recycling rates?
Michiganders have been taking their pop bottles and cans back to grocery stores for nearly half a century to collect...
Former US attorney accuses President Trump of running the government like a mob boss
President Trump has repeatedly said the U.S. Justice Department has been “weaponized” against him.But one former Justice official argues the...
Federal funding cuts test resilience of Focus: Hope nonprofit
Focus: Hope was founded in 1968 as a way to bring Black and white Detroiters together in the aftermath of...
Inside a race weekend at the Detroit Grand Prix
This year’s running of the Detroit Grand Prix is in the books. The temporary walls along Jefferson Avenue will be...
Eli Savit aims to be Michigan Attorney General
Eli Savit is the Washtenaw County Prosecutor and the Democratic endorsed candidate for Michigan attorney general. Savit spoke with WDET's...
The fight to save Michigan’s hemlock trees is far from over
Michigan’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says the spread of hemlock woolly adelgid along Lake Michigan is increasing. Native...
New book explores how working class shaped Downriver
Metro Detroit's Downriver area is where heavy industry meets nature, creating a complicated dynamic between the economy and the environment.Steel...
Detroit City Council President looks forward to working with mayor on poverty and transit issues
James Tate is the latest in a long line of Detroit city council presidents as of January. He attended the...
MI GOP Chair: Democrats’ ‘woke’ policies are good for Republicans in 2026 election
For the past few years, Michigan Republicans have been fractured between the historically small government variety and the Trump fanatics...
State Rep. Ranjeev Puri is optimistic about meeting budget deadline this year, says more Republicans need to put Michigan first
Democrats control the state senate and the governorship. The squeaky wheel is the Michigan House – controlled not just by...
The Detroit Grand Prix hits the city’s downtown streets this weekend
The IndyCars and other racing machines have competed near Detroit’s Renaissance Center for several years now.The chair of the Grand...
