The Metro Events Guide: How to spend MLK Weekend in Detroit
This week, we’ve got celebrations honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., new museum exhibitions and exciting musical performances to...
Hamtramck Police Department seeks applicants for first Citizen Academy
The Hamtramck Police Department is rolling out a new Citizens Police Academy — a new course for Hamtramck leaders to...
House bills would exempt UP gas generators in clean energy legislation
Michigan House Republicans are renewing an effort to count around a dozen Upper Peninsula natural gas generators as clean energy....
Michigan voters abandoned Harris over Gaza policy, poll suggests
Hundreds of thousand of voters across the country marked "Uncommitted" on their Democratic presidential primary ballot as a way of...
The Metro: Potential US TikTok ban weighs national security against free speech
The social media platform TikTok could be banned in the U.S. as early as this week if the Supreme Court...
Detroit Evening Report: Former Detroit Council President Saunteel Jenkins announces bid for mayor
Former Detroit City Council President Saunteel Jenkins announced her plans to run for mayor of Detroit this week.Subscribe to the...
Biden warns in farewell address that ‘oligarchy’ of ultrarich in US threatens future of democracy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to deliver stark warnings of an “oligarchy” of...
The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Listen’ by Brainstory
What up doe, Detroit? This week, we’re diving into the mesmerizing sounds of Brainstory, an indie band from Rialto, California,...
Officials tout a Gaza ceasefire deal and plan to free hostages. Israel says details still in flux
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating war in the Gaza...
House committee opens hearings on minimum wage, sick leave initiatives
A Republican-led committee opened hearings Tuesday on bills that would scale back parts of initiatives to increase the state minimum...
Michigan Senate Republican leader enters open race for governor’s seat in 2026
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s top Republican leader in the state Senate announced Tuesday a candidacy for governor, becoming the...
Rep. Bollin named House Appropriations chair, joins GOP leadership seeking budget-writing shakeup
House Republican leadership named state Rep. Ann Bollin (R-Brighton Twp.) the new House Appropriations Committee chair Tuesday.That means she’ll oversee...