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Politics and Policy

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

Video Why Michigan Has the Most to Lose in a U.S. - Canada Trade War

Glenn Stevens, Executive Director of MichAUTO at the Detroit Regional Chamber joins us to talk about the (almost) deal and the implications of tariffs between the two countries

Jer Staes

Video How Outsiders Tried to Rage Bait Dearborn (and Lost Again)

We've got a full studio today. Devon O'Reilly gives us an inside look at what it

Norris Howard

Video A Question of Class and Classrooms: Should All Detroit's Public Schools Have Equal Programs and Opportunities?

Parent Brandi "BrandiTheeMillennialManager" McGill and sociologist Dr. Aya Waller‑Bey join us to talk about what's become a passion conversation online

Norris Howard

Video How Transit Could Finally Reach Every Corner of Wayne County

In this episode, I sit down with Transportation Riders United executive director Megan Owens to unpack Wayne County’s transit

Jer Staes

Video From Avalon Street to City Hall: Mama Shu’s Bright Vision for Highland Park

Today, I sit down with Highland Park mayoral candidate and Avalon Village founder Shamayim “Mama Shu” Harris.  We dig into

Jer Staes

Video Dearborn received $8.1 Million to reduce flooding.

The City of Dearborn was awarded the money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency earlier this month. It will aid

Luciano Marcon

Video Michigan’s $75 Billion Budget, Explained (with Steve Watson)

There's a ton of useful information in today's Daily Detroit, and you'll walk away

Jer Staes

Video McMorrow Drops Out: What’s Next in Michigan’s Senate Race?

Mallory McMorrow just suspended her campaign for the Democratic U.S. Senate primary here in Michigan — in a race the

Jer Staes

Video How Young Detroiters See the Future of Work

Detroit Future City CEO Anika Goss joins me to dig into a recent report on career-connected learning and the

Jer Staes

Video Metro Detroit's water and sewers need $1.6 billion in repairs. Who will pay the bill?

The wholesale water and sewage rates of the GLWA (Great Lakes Water Authority) will increase 5.8% on July 1,

Luciano Marcon

Video District Detroit Disappointment and Michigan’s Senate Primary Heats Up

On today’s Daily Detroit, we start with why District Detroit still looks like a sea of parking lots instead

Jer Staes

Video Mallory McMorrow on Keeping Young People and Jobs in Michigan

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

Jer Staes