Legislature Moving Budget Bills Despite Standoff with Gov. Snyder
Jake Neher/WDET There’s no end yet to the standoff between Gov. Rick Snyder and the Legislature’s Republican leaders that’s delayed wrapping...
State House Committee Adopts “Sanctuary Cities” Ban
Jake Neher/WDET A state House committee has adopted bills that would require local officials to help enforce federal immigration laws....
The Intersection: Police and Community Relations in Detroit [TIMELINE]
Sandra Svoboda/WDET Nearly 50 years after a police raid at 12th and Clairmount streets ignited violence and carnage, WDET and...
Heads of Michigan’s Major Utilities React to Paris Climate Withdrawal, Discuss Energy Landscape
Jake Neher/WDET The subject of "energy" never gets old in the state of Michigan. We're surrounded by massive, powerful bodies...
Michigan Dems Propose Bill to Seize Guns of People Deemed a Threat
Jake Neher/WDET Some Democrats in the state Legislature are calling for a law that would allow authorities to seize the...
Is the Tax Foreclosure Process Good for Wayne County but Bad for Detroit?
Annie Perry sits in a bejeweled knit cap, waiting for her number to be called at a foreclosure prevention meeting....
State and Health Care Officials Call on Federal Government to Save Healthy Michigan
WDET/Laura Herberg State officials and health care providers called on Washington lawmakers to keep the state’s Medicaid expansion Monday. From...
Lawmakers Will Look Into Allegations DHHS Supervisors Fudged Caseload Numbers
Jake Neher/WDET State lawmakers say they will look into reports the Michigan agency that handles child abuse and neglect cases...
Democratic Candidate for Governor Abdul El-Sayed on Religion and Politics
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Right now, there are two official candidates for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2018. One, former...
Will Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel Run for Governor in 2018?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET The Detroit Regional Chamber's annual Mackinac Policy Conference is a place for possible statewide candidates to test...
Democrat Gretchen Whitmer Looks To Separate Herself in Field of Candidates for Governor
Jake Neher/WDET It is very early in Michigan's 2018 gubernatorial race. That said, the race is beginning to take shape...
Gov. Rick Snyder Pushes Forward with Economic Agenda
Joan Isabella/WDET More than halfway through a turbulent second term and amidst campaigns gearing up to elect his successor, Gov. Rick Snyder (R)...