Policing and Flooding Among Key Issues in Dearborn Mayoral Election
Dearborn voters will elect a new mayor on Tuesday. The winner will replace Mayor Jack O'Reilly, who decided not to seek...
Michigan Is Investing Over $170 Million to Help Low-Income Families Get Better Jobs and Go to College
Nearly 40% of working Michigan families struggle with necessities like housing, food, health care and child care. The Michigan Poverty Task...
GOP-led Michigan Senate Passes Bills Banning Vaccine and Mask Mandates in Schools
The Michigan Senate passed on Tuesday a series of bills that would ban vaccine and mask mandates to stop the spread of...
Whitmer Orders State to Prep for Vaccinating Kids Ages 5-11
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday directed the state to expedite the ordering of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine...
After Cuts to Federal Spending Plan, Slotkin Says She’s Focused on Broadband, EV Infrastructure
Congressional Democrats are still working through the reconciliation process to get President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda passed, having...
Social Sciences Are Getting Better Despite Criticism, says MSU Researcher
These days, universities are often hotbeds of controversy. Much of that criticism has come from those on the political right,...
Democrats Push for Partisan and Racial Fairness in Redistricting Strategy in Michigan and the U.S.
As required by the U.S. Constitution, all 50 states are working to draw lines for state and federal legislative districts. While...
Rising Voices Nonprofit Works to Make Sure Asian Americans Are Seen as Political Force in Michigan
“Communities of Hope” features Detroiters from communities of color who have been looking for ways to persevere during the pandemic. Last year...
Michigan Supreme Court to Hear Grand Rapids “Print and Photo” Case
The Michigan Supreme Court has announced the cases it will hear during its November oral arguments. One is a civil...
Supercoolwicked: The Future of Future Soul
Morgan Hutson, who performs as Supercoolwicked, is a lifelong Detroiter who developed her love of performance while part of the...
Infrastructure and Reconciliation Bills Could Have Big Impact on Electric Vehicles in Michigan
It seems like the more we hear about the negotiations in Congress over the infrastructure bill and the Build Back...
Why It’s Time to Reform the Filibuster, According to Two Scholars
The filibuster has become one of the most consequential political tools for senators in recent history. Once something that was...