Detroit’s tree canopy is growing, despite federal funding cuts
American Forests, the nation’s oldest conservation nonprofit, says Detroit has planted 25,000 trees since launching a local tree equity partnership...
Michigan union advocates react to Trump cuts, vow to fight against them
President Donald Trump is attacking unions at the federal level in a way not seen since the Reagan administration. Claiming...
Public officials, veterans, union members protest federal cuts
A few hundred people rallied outside a veterans hospital in Ann Arbor this weekend to protest federal cuts to the...
The Metro: Access to college education via federal loans facing disruption
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Student loan debt is massive in the U.S., totaling $1.7 trillion....
WATCH LIVE: NPR, PBS heads answer lawmakers’ allegations of bias
The CEOs of NPR and PBS are appearing Wednesday before a House subcommittee on government efficiency, chaired by Republican Rep....
The Metro: How will cuts to the VA and its services impact veterans?
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Department of Veterans Affairs announced plans to restructure in early...
The Metro: ‘All students’ in Detroit public schools could feel impacts from Department of Education cuts
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Education in the U.S. is facing upheaval. The Department of Education...
Michigan libraries prepare for impact as Trump moves to eliminate federal library agency
Michigan libraries are some of the latest local institutions preparing for the effects of the Trump Administration’s slashing of federal...
Detroit Evening Report: Trump order aims to dismantle US Department of Education; March Madness + more
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday calling for the dismantling of the Department of Education.Subscribe to the...
Protesters target GOP members of Congress over possible Medicaid cuts
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates lawmakers cannot reach spending targets set in the recent budget proposal narrowly-passed by the...
Trump has ordered the dismantling of the Education Department. Here’s what it does
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving to fulfill a campaign promise, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling...
Detroit Evening Report: Troy hospital shooting; rally against Medicaid cuts + more
Editor's note: The above audio incorrectly states that the Detroit Department of Transportation is seeking $2 million budget increase to...