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Metro Detroit Hospitals Brace for COVID-19 Surge

Michigan hospitals are bracing for a surge of patients amid the growing COVID-19 pandemic. "I hate to alarm everybody, but...

Detroit Nonprofits Work to Help Most in Need During Coronavirus Outbreak

The spread of the new coronavirus strain has upended daily life for nearly every Michigander. As businesses shutter, restaurants suspend...

Sen. Gary Peters: Recession Likely, Talks Coronavirus Bill on Detroit Today

The U.S. Senate is about to take up an emergency coronavirus package. The legislation aims to strengthen the safety net...

Where Is All The Toilet Paper? A Consumer Psychologist Decodes Pandemic Hoarding

As public concern surrounding the coronavirus deepens, social media has become inundated with photos of empty grocery store shelves. Stories...

Detroit Cultural Institutions Ask Ticket Holders to Consider Exchanging, Donating Tickets

This week has brought one announcement after another — classes, sporting events, and other large gatherings all canceled due to the spread...

American Individualism Doesn’t Help In A Pandemic

So much of our lives in this country is about individual achievement and autonomy. And that extends to the idea...

Coronavirus in Michigan: Gov. Whitmer Insists On a Coordinated Effort on Detroit Today

The continued spread of the coronavirus has tested the nation’s capacity to execute a coordinated response. "This is not a...

Coronavirus in Michigan: What You Need To Know To Protect Yourself

Governor Gretchen Whitmer addressed the state late Tuesday night to announce that the first cases of COVID-19 have been detected...

Sen. Bernie Sanders Set an Agenda, But “This Is Not His Time”

Michigan Democratic voters have picked Vice President Joe Biden as this state’s choice to take on Donald Trump in the...

Detroit Is Set to Lose 10,000 Affordable Housing Units. Here’s the City’s Response.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s is focusing on making housing affordable and that long time residents aren’t displaced. "They deserve quality housing, they...

Absentee Ballots Cast In Michigan Primary Could Reach Close to a Million

The polls are open and Michiganders get their chance to influence the course of this presidential election. Before the precincts...

DIA Director Talks Millage Renewal on Detroit Today: “This Is Not a New Tax.”

The presidential primary has received the lion’s share of coverage and attention as Michiganders prepare to go to the polls...