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Voting Vote Election 1
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Elections
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Michigan Politics Could Get A Lot of National Attention in 2018

Detroit Today January 2, 2018

Rick Pluta/MPRN It’s 2018 -- and that means it’s an election year. It's already shaping up to be an especially...

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White House Washington DC President Presidency
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Elections
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Looking at the Year Ahead in National Politics with NPR’s Tamara Keith

Detroit Today January 2, 2018

Jake Neher/WDET President Donald Trump kicked off the new year with a controversial tweet, this time throwing into question the United...

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Notice to Voters Election Polling Place 8.8.17-jn
  • 2018 Elections in Michigan
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  • MichMash
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Buckle Up: 2018 Shaping Up To Be Huge Year for Michigan Politics

Cheyna Roth, Jake Neher December 29, 2017

Jake Neher/WDET The new year will bring lots of important decisions for Michigan voters to make at the ballot box....

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FOIA Word Cloud
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Journalism Cooperative
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Information Disparity: Local Governments Show Wide Variety in Access to Information

Sandra Svoboda December 28, 2017

If you want to find out what contracts your local government has with private companies or environmental assessments of community...

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Tim Alberta 1
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Education
  • Politics, Government & Finance

POLITICO Magazine’s Tim Alberta on Being A Political Reporter Through First Year of Trump

Detroit Today December 28, 2017

POLITICO POLITICO Magazine feature reporter Tim Alberta covers national politics in Washington. In that role, he had the first lengthy...

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Heather Ann Thompson Studio 5.5.17-jn
  • Culture & Music
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance
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  • Racial Attitudes

Author, Historian Heather Ann Thompson Talks Winning Pulitzer in 2017

Detroit Today December 27, 2017

Jake Neher/WDET In April this year, author and historian Heather Ann Thompson won the Pulitzer Prize for her chilling re-telling of...

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Michigan legislature
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Journalism Cooperative
  • How's Detroit Doing?
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Why Isn’t the Michigan Legislature Covered by the Freedom of Information Act?

Sandra Svoboda December 27, 2017

Nearly every state allows citizens to access records about state legislatures and governors. Not Michigan. It's not for a lack...

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Cuillier Book snip
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Journalism Cooperative
  • How's Detroit Doing?
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act: Your Right to Know About Your Government

Sandra Svoboda December 27, 2017

State agencies and local governments in Michigan are required to provide records, with some exceptions, to members of the public...

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FOIA Map Snip
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Journalism Cooperative
  • Elections
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

Want to Ask Your Local Government for Information? Here’s Help [MAP]

Sandra Svoboda, Melissa Mason December 26, 2017

Courtesy of Toby Sorios In his legal work, attorney Tony Sorios has made hundreds of requests for public information from...

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Former U.S. Attorney General for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara McQuade at WDET Studios.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Education
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • Public Safety

Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade Talks About Life-Changing 2017

Detroit Today December 26, 2017

Jake Neher/WDET 2017 has been an interesting year -- and there are several people from Michigan who have had standout...

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Will New Lawsuits Over Michigan’s Opioid Crisis Be as Big as Tobacco Settlements in the ’90s?

Cheyna Roth, Jake Neher December 22, 2017

Jake Neher/WDET Nine Michigan cities and counties hope to hold drug companies responsible for the state’s opioid crisis. From the...

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Bassem Youssef
  • Culture & Music
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • Racial Attitudes

‘Jon Stewart of the Arab World’ Bassem Youssef Talks Satire in 2017

Detroit Today December 21, 2017

Youtube This conversation originally aired on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson on November 6, 2017 He’s been called the Jon...

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