Michigan works to attract large-scale industry with nearly $1 billion budget
Lawmakers and residents of states across the country are always looking for new ways to attract business. In Michigan, the...
Sam Corey is a producer for 101.9 WDET, which includes finding and preparing interesting stories for the daily news, arts and culture program, The Metro. Sam joined WDET after a year and a half at The Union, a small newspaper in California, and stints at a variety of local Michigan outlets, including WUOM and the Metro Times. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago.
Michigan works to attract large-scale industry with nearly $1 billion budget
Lawmakers and residents of states across the country are always looking for new ways to attract business. In Michigan, the...
Recent US Supreme Court decisions and the cases they will soon decide on
Perceptions of the U.S. Supreme Court are changing. Once considered a bipartisan body of justices, it is now thought of...
One local nonprofit is trying to ensure Detroit corporations are equitable
A few years ago, many corporations made pledges to be equitable work spaces. At the height of the 2020 racial...
The disproportionate impact of auto crashes on Black and Hispanic people
Many "accidents" that occur each day are not random — they are predictable and preventable. We navigate environments that large...
The experiences of animals and our interactions with them
Animals are a rich part of many peoples’ life. But while they live beside us in our backyards, our parks,...
Reporting shows the harshness of Trump’s Zero Tolerance immigration policy
During the first half of the Trump Administration, the Zero Tolerance policy was implemented. It split asylum-seeking families trying to...
Why most Americans want abortion access, even if their views of the issue are complicated
Americans generally want access to abortion. They broadly believe that women should have that choice over their own lives, and...
New book ‘Essential Labor’ explores mothering during the pandemic
Something happened about two years ago that almost never happens in American life. People locked themselves in their homes to...
Stephen Henderson on mass shooting in Buffalo
The following is an essay from WDET Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson: Here we are again. A white gunman wearing...
DTE Energy carried out more than 200,000 power shut-offs during COVID-19 pandemic
During the past two years, thousands of DTE customers in Southeast Michigan fell behind on their bills and, as a...
Housing insecurity hits Detroit’s minority renters
Detroit used to be ground zero for the idea of homeownership, especially for Black residents. However that has changed over...
Why lynchings rose after Reconstruction
After more than a century of attempts, lynching is now a federal hate crime in this country. The stark rise...