VIDEO: DPS Emergency Manager Announces 10-point Management Plan
As the Detroit Public Schools District struggles with a nearly $170 million budget deficit, its newly appointed financial emergency...
Michigan’s Long, Dark Winters Can Lead to “Winter Blues” or More Severely, SAD
Metro Detroit has experienced a grey and record-breaking cold winter. Well, if this is making you feel depressed, you are...
Fuel Prices Have Been Rising Steadily All Year
The good news is that it's still $1.27 less than the same time last year. AAA Michigan spokeswoman Susan Hiltz...
Looking At Proposal 1
Here's what voters will see on the May 5 ballot: A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO INCREASE THE...
Governor Snyder Talks Road and School Funding at Education Summit
Governor Rick Snyder’s annual education summit is this week in Detroit. Jake Neher of Michigan Public Radio joins host Laura...
Taylor City Council Rejects Early Retirement for Laid-off Firefighters
Heather Paul / CC The Taylor City Council has rejected an early retirement request for ten firefighters who were laid...
Flint’s Water Advisory Committee Solicits Feedback at First Public Meeting Thursday
Flint’s Water Advisory Committee is holding its first meeting on Thursday. The committee was formed by Mayor Dayne Walling and...
Suh Set To Test Free Agency?
Mike Morbeck / CC The Detroit Lions are allowing the team’s top defensive player to test the open market in...
February Freeze Ranks Among Detroit’s Coldest Months Ever
This was a very stable weather pattern. We saw it last winter, and unfortunately, we saw it in the...
How To Handle Our Racist Perceptions: Personal Decisions Are Cornerstone Of Racism, Classism
Part 1 “People are often confused about why they or others have racist thoughts”. According to Sharon E. Davis that’s...
Rhodes And Orr Say Trillions In Unfunded Liabilities Exist Nationwide
Last Wednesday Crain's Detroit Business named former Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr and Judge Steven Rhodes as the 2014 Detroit Newsmakers of...
News Junkies Roundup: Downtown Traffic, Bentivolio’s Bankruptcy, And Voting At 16
A weekly panel of news junkies dissects the latest headlines. Topics include the weekend's crazy downtown traffic, Former Congressman Bentivolio filing...