The Metro: An initiative wants to remove money from Michigan politics. Can it?
Is money corrupting Michigan's politics? According to a Politico poll, 72% of Americans say there’s too much money in politics....
The Metro: An initiative wants to remove money from Michigan politics. Can it?
Is money corrupting Michigan's politics? According to a Politico poll, 72% of Americans say there’s too much money in politics....
The Metro: Why ‘the last vestige of acceptable racism’ is intensifying
A week ago, the Dearborn City Council moved its meeting to the public library because they expected a crowd. Police...
The Metro: Jay Inslee on where the climate movement should go next
What should we make of the climate movement’s accomplishments over the last decade? On one side, the Inflation Reduction Act...
MichMash: Should Michigan opt in to the federal education freedom tax credits?
In this episode What comes with the federal education freedom tax credits? How many states have opted into the tax...
The Metro: What Republican candidates need to do to win Michigan
It’s said that all politics is local. But these days, that doesn’t appear to be so true. Instead, a lot...
Metro: Progressives win up and down ballot
Michigan primaries usually come and go with most people not voting. They’re low-profile elections in August, and turnout tends to...
Michigan primary coverage continues
Aug. 4 is voting day for the Michigan primary. WDET will be working hard to keep you up-to-date on races...
The Metro: Why we’re getting worse at catching outbreaks
If you’ve spent a bad week this summer wondering what you ate, you’re not alone. Michigan seems to be at...
MichMash: Whitmer clashes with state Democrats after vetoing bills; MEDC revives economic development incentive
Tensions are high in Lansing among the Democrats with Governor Whitmer vetoing a series a bills from her own party....
The Metro: Is cyclospora outbreak a food safety reckoning?
In a normal year, Michigan sees about 50 cases of a parasite called cyclospora. As of July 16, over 4,000...
The Metro: The Ann Arbor Art Fair sketches out a big weekend
The Ann Arbor Art Fair will welcome nearly half a million visitors from July 16-18. There will be a thousand...
The Metro: The Republican gubernatorial campaigns — and the shifts they signal about the party
After President Donald Trump took the country to war and raised costs, many Republicans are finding it difficult to campaign...