Detroit Scores $1 Million To Boost Recycling Efforts
State authorities recently announced $2 million dollars in grants aimed at increasing Michigan's recycling rate and educating the public on what's...
Metro Detroit Reacts to ‘Green Ooze’ Contaminant With Humor, Concern
Laura Herberg/WDET Inside Hazel Park’s Max Dugan Saloon staffers are trying to make the best of a toxic situation. “We...
Ten Years Into Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Is A Defining Issue in 2020
Public option? Surprise medical bills? It's starting to feel a lot like 2009 again, when the nation was absorbed in a...
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters Says War With Iran Would Be “Colossal and Catastrophic Mistake”
Last week, President Trump ordered a strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds military force. The...
Michigan Cities Brace for Possible Recession in 2020
Local officials across Michigan are concerned about what a recession would mean for their communities. Nobody, including economists, can say...
Social Workers Push Back on Medicaid, SNAP Work Requirements
If you need Medicaid in Michigan, you’ll have to work… or get a waiver. New regulations pushed through by the...
Environmental Racism, Blue New Deal And Other 2020 Campaign Terms You Need to Know
In 2020, we'll encounter a number of terms, policies and talking points that will spur discussion on the debate stage...
DTE Chief: “We Need To Do A Better Job Keeping Lights On”
With massive rolling blackouts sweeping through the state of California in recent months, Detroit Today turns its attention to energy infrastructure and...
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Sen. Jim Ananich On Living the Flint Water Crisis
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and State Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich of Flint join Stephen Henderson at a live event at the Detroit Public...
A Flint Mom and a Journalist Describe How the Community Spoke Truth To Power
Melissa Mays is a Flint mother-turned-activist who says she and her children are suffering from illnesses caused by chemicals they ingested...
Three Experts On Preventing Another Flint Water Crisis
Jiquanda Johnson is a Flint-area native with more than 16 years of experience in journalism including print, television and digital media....
Created Equal, Season 2: Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Sen. Jim Ananich
In this episode, Stephen Henderson is joined by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and State Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich of Flint...