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Politics and Policy

Focusing on solutions around local policy (and by extension,some politics) in Detroit, Southeast Michigan, and Michigan.

On today’s Daily Detroit, we start the week with a conversation with State Senator — and Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful — Mallory McMorrow.

It’s the third in our series of Democratic Senate candidate interviews,

Today on Daily Detroit, we're back into our series of candidate discussions as Dr. Abdul El‑Sayed, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Michigan joins me.

We get into why he's getting

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What voters get wrong about Michigan's national rankings; 4 in 10 haven't heard of data centers; and Duggan pulls even in the 2026 governor's race.
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Justin Verlander back in a Tigers uniform, a controversial meeting, and big changes from Ford to the Renaissance Center.
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I've followed this project for nearly a decade. Trump's threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe — demanding half of a bridge we didn't pay for — deserves context. Here's the line-by-line reality check.

Today's podcast conversation is in two parts.

First, we dig into USA Today (formerly Gannett) buying the Detroit News - just a month after a joint operating agreement ended between the two papers and bringing

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The influential WEF annual meeting has been held for more than half a century in Switzerland, but a key leader is now considering moving it to cities like Detroit.

Today's show is a trifecta where we get Norris, Devon, and Jer all in the studio at once talking local stuff.

Here's the rundown:

01:43 - Shout out to Northern Lights

02:35

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The Belle Isle Conservancy unveils a new brand identity, a longtime Detroit spot is going on pause after three decades, what might be next for Detroit's media landscape (and more)

On today’s Daily Detroit, our conversations is with Joanna Whaley, a Democrat running in the primary for State House District 2, covering Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Melvindale and Southgate.

Whaley is not a typical

Jer and Norris talk Detroit nightlife nostalgia and a viral TGI Fridays "club" promo, a wild DDOT discipline case, where auto trends are really heading in 2026, and Jer's feature in Hour Detroit on

On this episode, Glenn walks through the forces reshaping the industry — rapid technology shifts like automation, AI, and EVs, fierce global competition from places like China, and whiplash in trade and domestic policy that makes

State House Speaker Matt Hall’s move to cancel $645 million in already-approved state funding is the political equivalent of a rug pull, and it has real consequences for projects and people across Michigan.

In this pre-Thanksgiving Daily Detroit episode, host Jer Staes and co-host Norris Howard unpack a rare, candid conversation between Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Rocket Companies founder Dan Gilbert about the future of

The Set List: 01:42 - Norris went to the new club, Ora - and the Detroit Free Press Marathon is this weekend. We also discuss the likely closure of One Mic Comedy Club.

12:24 - Has

Today's an action packed episode of your Daily Detroit, the best all local news and culture podcast in the world that is produced at latitude 42.365191996134264 and longitude -83.0729420582006. 

Since we

One of the ways to address inequality is making sure you have the tools to do it.

In today's episode, we talk about a recent report that Detroit (and other cities) should consider a

Ranked Choice Voting — where voters can rank their candidates in order of preference - has been gaining steam in parts of the country.

But in Michigan? Though some local communities have voted to have it, the

It's been a little over a week since the Primary Election in Detroit. So, now that some of the dust has settled, what's next?

The excellent Sam Robinson joined us for a great

Jer and Devon are in on this beautiful Friday to talk all things Detroit, Metro Detroit and Michigan.

00:45 - Where have Devon and Jer been in sunny metro Detroit? We discuss the pPwer of

Zohran Mamdani winning the New York City Democratic primary for mayor is a political earthquake. What are the lessons of his success than can be used locally? Whether it's tone, media, topics, or policies?

After a full house for a mayoral debate at the Eastside Community Network on Saturday, Jer and Norris are joined by Donna Givens Davidson of ECN and Orlando Bailey of Outlier Media who together do

Today's guest is the senior Senator from Michigan, Gary Peters.

With a record of being one of, if the not the most effective senator on the floor — we talked about Selfridge, the importance of