Does Your Vote Count?

govtech.com The November presidential election is fast approaching. Both major parties have presumptive nominees and media coverage is ramping up....

Congresswoman Questions Debris on Surgical Equipment at Ann Arbor VA Hospital

Officials with the Veterans Administration health system in Ann Arbor say they are working to correct a problem that has...

How Can We Make Sense of Senseless Violence?

Flickr Over the weekend we saw one of the most deadly shooting in American history at a gay nightclub in Orlando....

Michigan Vigils Honor Orlando Victims

Rick Pluta/Michigan Public Radio Network (MPRN) Gov. Rick Snyder has ordered flags at state buildings to be flown at half-staff...

Welfare Reform Legislation May Be Having Unintended Impact: Homeless Families

Advocates for the homeless say it appears that legislation passed in 2011 may be having unintended consequences.   The law puts...

Activists Protest DEQ’s “Toxic Policy”

Eli Newman / WDET The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is facing criticism for some its policies. Activists gathered at...

Marijuana Legalization Campaign Likely Headed to Court After Petitions Rejected

Jake Neher/WDET A state elections board has rejected petitions filed by the campaign to legalize marijuana in Michigan. The next...

Democratic Congresswoman Dingell says Trump could win Michigan, Presidency

Democrat Hillary Clinton is considered by many to be her party’s presumed presidential nominee. Rival Bernie Sanders says he will...

Court Fight Looms Over Marijuana Ballot Drive

Jake Neher/WDET The state Elections Bureau says the petition drive to legalize marijuana in Michigan has failed to gather enough...

State Senate Could Vote on Detroit Schools Bailout

Jake Neher/WDET The state Senate could vote this week on a Detroit Public Schools bailout plan, even though it’s a...

Meet the New Director Of the Detroit Institute of Arts

WDET "I don't know how to paint or draw... but art has always been a nice work companion in my life......

How Is Work Progressing on the Gordie Howe Bridge?

Mike Russell The Detroit Today team had lots of conversations with elected officials and policymakers while on Mackinac Island, in the...