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This mural, painted by Detroit-based artist Jesse Kassel, was one of eight painted across Michigan during the 2020 election to encourage people to vote.
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Michigan special elections: What metro Detroiters should know before May 6

Jenny Sherman May 2, 2025
Stacey Hotwaxx Hale performs a DJ set at WDET
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Respect the Architect: Stacey ‘Hotwaxx’ Hale

Waajeed May 1, 2025

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The Metro Events Guide: Mother’s Day markets, May the fourth and more

Sophia Jozwiak May 1, 2025
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Detroit Evening Report: Nonprofit offering summer safety tips for Safe Kids Month

Bre'Anna Tinsley May 1, 2025
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Michigan pharmacists can now prescribe birth control among other new reproductive health care laws

Maya Moore January 23, 2025

Michigan residents can now receive birth control prescriptions directly from their pharmacists.Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the measure into law this...

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Tycho released his latest album, "Infinite Health," in August 2024.
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In The Groove: Tycho on the music that made him, from The Beatles to French house and back

Ryan Patrick Hooper January 23, 2025

In The Groove is WDET’s award-winning series that talks with creatives from all walks of life about the music that...

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Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Jan. 25, 2023.
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Senate empowers Brinks to act on leftover legislation

Colin Jackson January 23, 2025

The Michigan Senate voted Wednesday to let its Democratic leadership sue on behalf of the chamber to have nine bills that passed...

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Plastic pollution collected in the Great Lakes. Microplastics can start out small, or break down over time from larger pieces of plastic, like clothing, water bottles, plastic bags, cigarette butts and construction foam.
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Scientists want microplastics monitored in the Great Lakes. Now, it’s up to the US and Canada

Ellie Katz January 23, 2025

Scientists want the U.S. and Canada to designate microplastics as a “chemical of mutual concern.”The recommendation is part of a...

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Jocelyn Benson being interviewed by WDET
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Detroit Evening Report: Benson running for governor; Detroit housing values rise and more

Jerome Vaughn January 22, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's announcement she is running for governor; rising home...

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In The Groove: Sharon Van Etten, Alfa Mist, Tycho + more new music discovery

Ryan Patrick Hooper January 22, 2025

Big show today! Trying to stay toasty in a frigid Motor City… so went with some wonderfully familiar stuff like...

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The Metro: How Citizens United ruling is driving ‘dark money’ in politics, 15 years later

The Metro, John Filbrandt, David Leins January 22, 2025

Money in politics has always been a crack in the foundation of our democracy. Citizens United, a Supreme Court ruling...

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Detroit artist Lakeisha Johnson, aka Ideeyah.
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The Progressive Underground: The sonic odyssey of Ideeyah

Chris Campbell January 22, 2025

Ideeyah is a Detroit-based singer, songwriter, and powerhouse performer whose eclectic style fuses funk, electronic, and R&B.  Born and raised in...

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FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during a commit to caucus rally, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa.
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Experts: Effect of tariffs on Michigan economy will depend on details

Rick Pluta January 22, 2025

Business leaders and economists are on the lookout for how President Donald Trump’s plans will affect the state, especially the...

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Two classic croissants in the display case at Chef Sergey’s Bakery during the grand opening in Midland, Mich., Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
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Home and hope: Ukrainian refugees open bakery in Midland

Masha Smahliuk January 22, 2025

The smell of freshly brewed coffee and baked-from-scratch croissants invited over 300 Midlanders to visit the opening of Chef Sergey’s...

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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), in a brief turn as acting governor, signed a bill Dec. 1, 2023, to allow voters to request an absentee ballot through a state portal, a policy first adopted during the early days of COVID-19.
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson launches campaign for governor

Jenny Sherman, Associated Press January 22, 2025

Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson officially launched her Democratic bid for governor on Wednesday, running to succeed Gov. Gretchen...

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Photo of Andrew Dost of the band Metal Bubble Trio
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MI Local: New albums from Metal Bubble Trio, Ahya Simone; Q&A with Drey Skonie + more

Jeff Milo January 22, 2025

Millennials will no doubt recall the super catchy 2012 indie-pop single "We Are Young," from the band known as fun.;...

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