“Pints & Postcards” Parties Aim To Increase Political Action
Postcards and Pints Detroit 1/26/17 from Diane Cheklich on Vimeo. After the massive, international Women’s March on January 21st,...
Bill Would Restrict Public’s Access to Information About Bids for State Business
Jake Neher/WDET There could soon be tighter restrictions on the public’s access to information in bids for state business. A...
State Budget Forecast Shows Emphasis on Education and Infrastructure… Not Tax Cuts
Jake Neher/WDET Education, public safety, and paying down the long term debt will be Gov. Rick Snyder’s top priorities when he...
What Question Do You Want L. Brooks Patterson to Answer During His State of the County Speech This Week?
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson will give his State of the County address at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Add your voice to...
Were Democrats’ Late Efforts to Block DeVos’ Confirmation Anything More Than Political Theater?
National Park Service UPDATE (1:11 p.m.): The U.S. Senate has confirmed Betsy DeVos as U.S. secretary of education on a...
Gov. Snyder Plans to Tackle Unfunded Liabilities, Pensions and Retiree Healthcare
Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder is going after Michigan’s mountain of unfunded retiree liabilities. He created a task force to...
Christian Iraqi Refugee In Lansing: “No One Wants To Be In The War”
Jake Neher/WDET Donald Trump’s travel restrictions are a local issue here in Michigan. That’s one of the reasons Detroit Today has launched a...
Michigan Education Advocates Have Polarizing Views on Monday’s DeVos Vote
U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions U.S. Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos will either be a blessing...
Law Expert Talks Trump’s “So-Called Judge” Dust-Up
Jake Neher/WDET A federal judge from Washington state issued an injunction against President Donald Trump’s travel ban with seven Muslim-majority...
Legal Challenges to Trump’s Immigration Policies [MAP, LAWSUITS]
Since President Trump issued his executive order on immigration and refugees, dozens of legal challenges have been filed in federal...
Detroit’s Christian Iraqi-Americans Support the Immigration Order
When Carleen Jarbo’s office opened the first work day after President Trump’s executive order on immigration, she was greeted with...
School Rivalry: Duggan Promises to Fight State Plans for Closures [MAP]
Mike Duggan made no secret of his opinion about the state’s proposed closure of city schools as he announced his run...