Inmates sue MDOC for alleged forced labor, gender discrimination
Inmates in Michigan’s only prison for women are suing the state Department of Corrections for alleged forced labor and gender...
The Metro: The crisis of local news in the age of AI and Trump
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.Artificial intelligence is entering nearly every profession. It can help gain insights...
Detroit Evening Report: EPA’s Chicago office faces major cutbacks + more
Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover significant cuts the Trump administration has made at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's...
MichMash: Michigan AG discusses legal challenges to Trump, open US Senate seat
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer coined the phrase "Fix the damn roads" while on the campaign trail in 2018. But as she...
Minimum wage proposal passes Senate
Many Michigan workers would make at least $15 an hour within the next two years under a plan passed Thursday...
Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trump’s health chief after a close Senate vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in Thursday as President Donald Trump’s health secretary after a close Senate vote,...
Whitmer: Legislature should strike wage and leave deal this week or extend status quo
Governor Gretchen Whitmer called on the Michigan Legislature to reach a bipartisan deal this week on new state minimum wage...
DNR collects 300 dead wild birds, suspects avian flu infection as cause of death
More than 300 dead wild birds have been discovered in five Michigan counties, including Allegan, Shiawasee, Ingham, Eaton and Washtenaw.Mark...
Mary Sheffield on Detroit’s mayoral race, priorities for the city
Detroit’s next mayor will not be Mike Duggan. He seeks greener pastures in Lansing. So folks are lining up to...
The Metro: Detroit animal keeping ordinance aims to promote food sovereignty
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The city of Detroit passed a new animal husbandry ordinance in...
The Metro: Corporate subsidies aren’t working to create jobs like people hoped
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Michigan has tried a few different approaches to help create jobs...
Final briefs filed on whether House must send bills to Whitmer
The final legal briefs were filed Tuesday in a lawsuit that pits state Senate Democrats against House Republicans for failing...