Snyder Signs Tax Cut, Says State Can Afford to Fix Roads and Cut Income Tax
Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation on Wednesday that ensures the personal exemption on state income taxes will not disappear...
New Bill Could Allow 30-Day Grace Period for License Plates
WDET Marketing Michigan State Senators have unanimously approved a House bill that would allow a 30-day grace period for displaying...
The NCAA Scandal and the Corruptibility of Major Sports Organizations
John U Bacon Last week, the NCAA came under fire as an FBI investigation revealed several players throughout the country...
Detroit Clerk Orders Second Look at Poll Workers
Sandra Svoboda/WDET Detroit’s City Clerk is requiring all poll workers to be re-evaluated before they begin training for the upcoming...
Scrap Auto No-Fault? One Longtime Capitol Watcher Says ‘Slow Down’
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan has some of the highest auto insurance rates in the country. It’s a huge problem here, especially in...
Farai Chideya: 50 Years After Kerner Commission, Are Media Still Failing to Tell Minority Stories?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Fifty years ago this month, a commission appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson issued a report that...
Effort to Boost Civic Engagement in Detroit Gets Financial Boost
Laura Weber Davis/WDET As election season kicks off, you’re going to begin to feel inundated with political campaigns and rhetoric as...
Why Are Lawmakers Moving to Make English Michigan’s Official Language?
Jake Neher/WDET A bill to make English the official language of Michigan is moving through the state Legislature. The House...
Is This The Worst Pothole Season We’ve Ever Seen?
Rick Pluta/MPRN Sometimes driving around Southeast Michigan in late winter or early spring, it’s tough to know whether you’re driving on...
Could Trump Be The President That Enacts Stricter Gun Control?
Jake Neher/WDET Amid an extraordinary national conversation about gun violence and mass shootings this week, President Donald Trump made some...
Youth Activists Say They’re Ready to Lead
Students from Detroit, Novi, Grosse Pointe, Dearborn and other communities are meeting this weekend to learn to be better activists....
Rep. Debbie Dingell: ‘Let’s Not Have The Same Old Discussion’ On Guns
Laura Weber Davis/WDET What is Congress and the White House willing to do about our problem with guns in America?...