Michigan House Passes Bill To Preserve Mental Health Counselors Ability to Practice
Update, 10/24/19: This bill has now passed the State Senate and is going to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to be signed...
A Kurdish Chef in Michigan Watches Turkish Military Campaign From Afar With Dismay
The U.S. has tried to deport Kurdish chef Ibrahim Parlak from Michigan for over a decade, arguing he lied on...
Fourth Democratic Presidential Primary Debate: How, When and Where to Watch in Detroit
The fourth Democratic Presidential primary debate will take place tonight in Westerville, Ohio, north of Columbus, where 12 candidates will...
Satire or Propaganda? The Free Speech Implications of the Violent Trump Video
A fake and incredibly violent video emerged over the weekend. In it, Donald Trump is seen attacking his enemies inside...
Schools or Corporate Tax Breaks? Crain’s Reports on Battle in Lansing
Jake Neher/WDET There's an ongoing conversation in Michigan about how we struggle to fund all our different priorities here in...
Michigan Recognizes Indigenous Peoples’ Day, But For This State Senator That’s Not Enough
Today is Indigenous People's Day in many cities and states across the country, and Michigan is the latest to adopt the...
What’s Greener in Michigan’s Marijuana Industry — The Bud or the Money?
Eli Newman / WDET Marijuana in Michigan was fully legalized last year and a lot has been going on behind...
Oakland County Stands to Lose Millions With Whitmer Budget Vetoes
Gus Navarro/WDET Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s line-item budget vetoes could have a significant impact in Metro Detroit. In Oakland County, those...
Tracing The Origins of the Race Debate in America
Linfield College Political Science Professor and author Nicholas Buccola takes Detroit Today's Stephen Henderson back to the turbulent 1960s, and a debate about...
“HIV Saved My Life” But Stigma, Discrimination Still Persists in 2019
Annamarie Sysling An HIV diagnosis used to be a death sentence. Today, many people who are HIV positive are living...
Michigan Resident Aimee Stephens’ Case Could Shape Transgender Rights in America
This week, Aimee Stephens became the first person ever to have the U.S. Supreme Court hear a discrimination complaint on...
Reimagining an Urban Future With Self-Sustaining Eco Villages
If you could live in a self-reliant neighborhood where water, electricity and food all came from right outside your door,...