How Bad are the Roads in Your Community? [Map]
Next week, voters will decide on Proposal 1, the ballot measure that would raise the state’s sales tax from 6 percent...
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case Challenging Michigan’s Same-sex Marriage Ban
Ian McWilliams (Supermac 1961 - FLICKR/Creative Commons) April 28th was a big day in Washington D.C., as the U.S. Supreme...
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy On Police Brutality
The issue of excessive use of force and police brutality seems to be daily headlines now. Baltimore, Cleveland, Ferguson, Brooklyn,...
The Word on Detroit’s Streets: Roads Are Bad, Hiking Taxes to Fix Them Would Be Worse
Michigan voters head to the polls next Tuesday to decide whether to increase the sales tax from six to seven...
Veteran Pollster: It Looks Bad For Proposal 1
Early polls showed overwhelming opposition to Proposal 1, the ballot question that would raise more than $1 billion in new revenue to fix...
DNR Wants Volunteers to Help Clean Up Trash
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteers to help pick up illegally dumped trash....
Wayne County Executive Announces Recovery Plan
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Wayne County Executive Warren Evans released his plan today to address the county’s $52 million structural deficit. Evans says...
Hundreds of No-show Jurors Ordered to Wayne County Circuit Court
This week hundreds of people are being ordered to Wayne County Circuit Court to explain why they failed to show...
Detroit And International Diplomacy: Getting A Seat At The Table
Business and political stakeholders in Detroit met last week for a conference called “Diplomacy Begins Here: Detroit”. The event was...
Colorado’s Pot Culture
In 2012, Colorado voters legalized marijuana for recreational uses, joining a few other states in a trend that started with...
Who Is Detroit’s City Council?
Stephen Henderson is joined by M.L. Elrick of Fox Detroit news and Christine MacDonald, who covered the old City Council for...
Boon or Boondoggle? The Pros and Cons of Proposal 1 [Download Ballot Language]
On Tuesday, May 5, Michigan residents will decide whether to raise the state's sales tax from six percent to seven...