The Intersection: What Is Detroit’s Business Community Doing to Address Poverty?
Nick Mattar As part of our work with the Detroit Journalism Cooperative, WDET is reporting on the issues the Kerner...
The Intersection: Focus: HOPE CEO Talks Tackling Poverty in Detroit
wjgomes FOCUS: Hope was one of the organizations founded after the 1967 uprising in Detroit. It's focused on racial healing...
Gov. Snyder Signs New Budget With Money for Flint, Invasive Species
Asian Carp by Kate Gardiner/Creative Commons Gov. Rick Snyder has signed the final bill in the state’s $55 billion dollar...
The Intersection: Documentary Producer Talks Growing Up In Detroit
Laura Weber Davis, WDET A documentary film crew is driving around the country in Elvis Presley's Rolls Royce for a film...
Funeral Arrangements Set for State Rep. Julie Plawecki
Official Photo Visitations for late state Rep. Julia Plawecki (D-Dearborn Heights) begin Thursday evening in Garden City. Plawecki died last weekend of...
Paradise Valley Returns to Detroit
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit’s Downtown Development Authority is approving a plan to redevelop a historic neighborhood. Paradise Valley Cultural and...
Republicans in Lansing Keep Trying To Send Public Funds to Private Schools
Elizabeth Garrett Gov. Rick Snyder signed a $16 billion K-12 education budget this week. That’s despite that fact that it would send taxpayer...
Trade Issues Likely Topic During North American Leaders Summit
President Obama travels to Ottawa today for a meeting with the leaders of Canada and Mexico. The discussions are likely...
How Can Schools Do Better By Special Education Students?
WDET A couple weeks ago on Detroit Today we talked about the achievement gaps suffered in suburban school districts between white and...
Dow Plans Hundreds of Job Cuts in Michigan
The Dow Chemical company plans to eliminate about 700 jobs in Michigan. Officials with Dow Chemical say they will cut...
Candidates Largely Ignoring Obamacare, But It Could Have Profound Effect on 2016 Election
Courtesy of POLITICO For such a controversial law that has been so politically toxic in recent years, we haven’t really...
What Has The Affordable Care Act Meant for Patients?
Enroll Michigan Hundreds of thousands of low income Michiganders have signed up for affordable health insurance thanks to Obamacare. Thousands more...