Proposal 1: It’s Not Just About The Roads
WDET Joan Isabella Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson writes: "There are a lot of opinions these days about the ballot proposal...
Personal Stories Of Wayne County’s Foreclosure Crisis
Roughly 76-thousand homes in Wayne County are at risk of tax foreclosure. As the deadline to pay back taxes approaches...
Wayne County Leads Nation In Population Loss
Newly-released Census data reveals that more people left Wayne County last year than in moved out of any other...
Flint to Discuss the City Post Emergency Manager
Flintmichigan/ CC Flint officials are scheduling a public meeting to discuss the future of the city after its emergency manager...
Up Down Up Down Up Down: Detroit, County Populations in Motion Since 1940 [Motion Graphic]
Press “play” and watch how the populations in Detroit and Wayne County decline while Oakland and Macomb counties gain population. This...
Tavis Smiley Comes To Detroit To Examine City’s Resurgence
Tavis Smiley is back in Detroit this week. The PBS television host is recording several interviews at Wayne State University...
When $40,000 a Year is Not Enough
ALICE—Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed—is a United Way report about just what income levels are needed to live comfortably in each of...
New DPS Emergency Manager: “DPS Must Operate Like 2015 District Not 1950s”
Alan Alfaro/Creative Commons Since 2009, Detroit's public schools have been under state control with three previous emergency managers. Former Governor Jennifer Granholm, a Democrat, said...
Detroit To Offer Zero-interest Home Loans
Detroit officials say they will offer zero-interest loans to those who invest in repairing homes in the city. ...
Bankruptcy Consultant, State Review Panel Seek “Harmonizing” In City Budget
During Detroit’s bankruptcy trial, Judge Steven Rhodes selected Martha Kopacz as his “expert witness” to help him assess whether the...
Stephen Henderson’s Essay on Gay Marriage
One of my favorite Paul Simon songs includes a line that has been stuck in my head since yesterday. He...
Youth Unemployment in Michigan is At An All-Time High
Youth unemployment in Michigan is at an all-time high. Recent reports put the state’s youth jobless rate at 59%, among the highest...