Civil Rights Attorney Announces Candidacy for State Attorney General
Cheyna Roth/MPRN Civil rights attorney Dana Nessel will run for state attorney general. Two years ago, Nessel stood in a...
Environmental Reporters Talk Great Lakes Issues [MAP]
Detroit Today is taking an environmental tour of the Great Lakes. Joining today's show to talk about issues of concern...
Detroit City Clerk Candidate Garlin Gilchrist II Answers Your Questions
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Detroit's race for city clerk is now down to two candidates. Voters in last week's primary election...
‘She Should Run’ Aims to Attract More Women to Public Office
Jake Neher/WDET The idea that we have representative democracy is beautiful in theory, rather than in reality. Our elected bodies...
State Board to Rule on Gerrymandering Ballot Proposal This Week
Jake Neher/WDET A grassroots group that wants to get an anti-gerrymandering proposal on the 2018 ballot is looking to make...
Should Virgil Smith Be Allowed to Run For Office, Even If He Agreed Not To?
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to bar former state Sen. Virgil Smith from running...
Chinese Companies Reportedly Interested in Buying Fiat Chrysler
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Officials with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles are not commenting on a report that the automaker recently rejected an offer...
How We Got To Charlottesville: The History of White Supremacist Groups
Courtesy of Dan Gotlieb Over the weekend we witnessed, as a nation, an emboldened group of white supremacists gather in...
Law Enforcement Concerned About Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Driving
Jake Neher/WDET Marijuana legalization could be on the 2018 ballot. That has some law enforcement agencies concerned. Police worry about...
Detroit Casino Revenue Up Slightly in July from a Year Ago
Detroit’s three casinos' combined July revenue of $119 million was slightly up from the same month a year ago, according...
State Board Has Sweeping Power Over Michigan Education. Is It in Limbo?
Michigan Department of Education The State Board of Education doesn’t often make headlines in Michigan. But the state constitution gives...
New Podcast Explores Being Muslim in America
BuzzFeed/See Something Say Something American Muslims are often the subject of media attention in moments of crisis or political uncertainty....