Category: MiWeek
9/6/18: ROLE OF MEDIA IN ELECTIONS
Sep 6, 2018
Tonight on MiWeek: The MiWeek team and special roundtable guests, Lee Wilkins, Chair of the...
Read MoreNolan Finley on Trump and Media Bias
Aug 31, 2018
Recently newspapers nationwide pushed back against President Donald Trump as he declared...
Read More8/30/18: The Future of Detroit’s Riverfront
Aug 30, 2018
Tonight on MiWeek: MARK WALLACE: Christy talks with Detroit RiverFront Conservancy President...
Read More08/23/18: WHITMER RUNNING MATE / NICK LYON / PFAS
Aug 23, 2018
Tonight on MiWeek: WHITMER RUNNING MATE – Democratic candidate for Governor Gretchen...
Read More08/16/18: FORD CORKTOWN / BILL SCHUETTE / ARETHA FRANKLIN / ANNA CLARK
Aug 16, 2018
Tonight on MiWeek: FORD CORKTOWN – Ford announces more details on its planned $740 million...
Read More8/09/18: 2018 MICHIGAN PRIMARY / GOVERNOR’S RACE / PINK WAVE OF WOMEN / CONGRESSIONAL RACES / U.S. SENATE RACE
Aug 9, 2018
Tonight on MiWeek: 2018 MICHIGAN PRIMARY – Voters turned out in droves for Michigan’s...
Read More08/02/18: GUBERNATORIAL RACE / 13th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT / FEMALE CANDIDATES
Aug 7, 2018
Tonight on MiWeek: GUBERNATORIAL RACE- As the Michigan Primary nears, the MiWeek roundtable...
Read MoreA Voter Guide to the Michigan Candidates for Governor
Aug 3, 2018
The Detroit Journalism Cooperative invited all major party candidates to the Detroit Public Television studio for individual, hour-long interviews with a panel of its reporters.
Read More7/26/18: Engler Testifies Before Congress / Lack of Detroit Hotels / Calley & Schuette / Silence the Violence
Jul 26, 2018
MSU Interim President John Engler testified before a Congressional subcommittee about the changes MSU has put in place to protect amateur athletes following the Larry Nassar abuse scandal. The MiWeek roundtable analyzes what Engler had to say and whether the changes at the University are enough. Plus, the NCAA says the main reason Detroit lost the bid for future men’s basketball Final Four games was because the city’s hotels did not have the capacity to house each of the four teams in its own hotel. How does the lack of large hotels impact future bids for large events? And as the Michigan Primary draws near, Republican candidate for governor, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, is verbally attacking front-runner Atty. Gen. Bill Schuette about how little time he has actually spent on the job over the past eight years.
Read MoreOne Detroit | The Commons
Jul 23, 2018
What does ‘neighboring’ look like in Detroit’s Islandview neighborhood? Christy McDonald reports.
Read More7/19/18: Mich. Gubernatorial Primary / Howe Bridge / Islandview
Jul 19, 2018
Today the Detroit Journalism Cooperative posted interviews of the candidates. Check out the full interviews at MiWeek.org.
The MiWeek team discusses last-minute sparring and political attacks. Plus, a groundbreaking ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge took place this week, the MiWeek talks about the economic impact for Detroit and Windsor. And a special report from the Detroit neighborhood of Islandview– visit The Commons coffee shop and laundry mat.
Anti-Gerrymandering Activists Target Michigan Chamber of Commerce
Jul 17, 2018
Anti-gerrymandering activists rally outside Deloitte’s Detroit office asking Michigan Chamber of Commerce Chair, and Deloitte Managing Partner, Mark Davidoff to drop a lawsuit against the reform measure. The MiWeek team talks about the ballot proposal and this latest protest.
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News From Around Detroit
- Art behind bars: U-M program is changing lives of Michigan inmatesby Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Artwork from current and former inmates is on display through Sunday in the Free Your Mind: Art and Incarceration in Michigan exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
- With a new director coming soon, what’s the state of DDOT?by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Detroit Department of Transportation leader Mikel Oglesby is leaving at the close of October, prompting some advocates and union officials to worry about DDOT’s future. Oglesby and city leaders say plans will stay on track.
- Metro Detroit students start new school year with familiar challenges, fresh solutionsby Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, Orlando Bailey, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit, Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press and Micah Walker (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
The 2023-24 year marks the fourth full school year since the pandemic started, and offers the state’s public schools an opportunity to recalibrate academic recovery programs, tackle mental health issues, and address longstanding problems.
- New school year and new challenges on the first day of school in metro Detroitby Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit, Orlando Bailey and Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
As the new school year begins in Detroit Public Schools Community District and others across Michigan, students face familiar challenges — with the promise of fresh solutions.
- Eastside Community Network regroups after center rammed by pickup truckby Olivia Lewis (Olivia Lewis, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Benjamin Noah Weinstein, a 42-year-old white Detroiter, is charged with six felonies in connection with the Aug. 19 incident that damaged the longtime community center with a predominately Black membership
National Headlines
- Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. What happens next?
The House of Representatives has entered uncharted territory after a last-ditch, right-wing effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership succeeded.
- What led to the collapse of McCarthy's speakership and what's next for the House
For the first time in this nation's history, the House of Representatives formally ousted its speaker. A handful of hard-right Republicans and every Democrat voted together to remove the gavel from Speaker Kevin McCarthy's hand. The move came nine months to the day since McCarthy lost his first vote to become speaker. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports from Capitol Hill.
- News Wrap: Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charges
In our news wrap Tuesday, Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he lied about drug use when he bought a handgun in 2018, a state judge in New York imposed a limited gag order on former President Trump at his civil trial for alleged business fraud and President Biden sought to reassure allied leaders today about the U.S. commitment to Ukraine.