Duggan, Leonard Unveil Contentious Auto Insurance Bill at Critical Points in Campaigns
WDET//Michigan House GOP Michigan has some of the highest auto insurance rates in the nation. A bipartisan group of lawmakers...
Duggan, Leonard Unveil Contentious Auto Insurance Bill at Critical Points in Campaigns
WDET//Michigan House GOP Michigan has some of the highest auto insurance rates in the nation. A bipartisan group of lawmakers...
Puerto Rico, Las Vegas, and Gun Control — Detroit Today Breaks Down Week’s News
Jake Neher/WDET This week President Donald Trump flew to Puerto Rico to see how the U.S. territory was impacted by...
Congress may Allow Cars with No Steering Wheels or Brake Pedal on Highways
Congress is advancing a proposal co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) that will allow automakers to sell tens of...
Voter Voices on Safety, Blight, Youth
In advance of the Nov. 7 general election, WDET is checking in with people who live and work in Detroit...
State House Holds First Hearing on Duggan, Leonard Auto No Fault Overhaul
WDET//Michigan House GOP The state legislature held a marathon committee hearing on a bill to overhaul Michigan’s auto insurance law...
New Sexual Assault Kit Tracker Would Let Victims ‘Be Their Own Best Advocate’
Michigan House Republicans Michigan may start tracking its sexual assault evidence kits. An amendment to the state’s budget would pay...
How Has Detroiter Maria Juarez Fared Since Being Deported to Mexico in May?
Jake Neher/WDET Back in May, Maria Juarez, a Detroiter who was brought to the United States as an infant, was...
Can We Call Las Vegas Attack ‘Terrorism’ Before We Know A Motive?
Jake Neher/WDET This week’s horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas has sparked many larger conversations. One debate that has become...
Efforts Underway in Detroit to Assist Puerto Rico
Jake Neher/WDET About two weeks after Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico, more than half of the people on...
Are Sports Arenas Supposed to be Hallowed, Apolitical Ground?
San Jose State University The adage goes, sports and athletics represent a sacred, apolitical middle ground. A place where we...
Former Detroit FBI Agent Reacts to Las Vegas Shooting
Jake Neher/WDET More than 50 people are dead and more than 400 wounded after a gunman opened fire on a...
Lake Erie Algae Bloom Reaches Mouth of Detroit River
Scientists monitoring the algae bloom in western Lake Erie say scum from the toxic growth is spreading from the shores...