Incoming Detroit City Councilman Coleman Young II Talks Automatic Payments for Detroiters
The Detroit City Council will soon look very different. There are nine total seats on Detroit’s legislative body, and the Nov....
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New Michigan Policy Aims to Defend the Rights of Incarcerated Mothers
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration recently expanded maternal and postpartum health care for incarcerated mothers through a new policy directive with...
Everything You Need to Know About Newly Available COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids
Despite the lingering threat of COVID-19 and the frustrations caused by Americans who refuse to get their shots, vaccines have...
New Film Explores What Henry Ford Might Do and Say If He Visited Southeast Michigan in 2021
What would Henry Ford do and say if he traveled in time to Detroit in 2021? That’s the question that...
Suspensions and Expulsions Hurt More Than They Help Metro Detroit Students, Says Criminal Justice Professor
Suspensions and expulsions are normal parts of discipline in the American school system, occurring almost as frequently as “timeouts.” In his new book...
Threats to Future Elections Are Real. Here’s What’s Being Done to Protect Democracy
Sunday marked one year since President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election. But, of course, that wasn’t...
How Zoning Laws Drive Segregation, Inequality in Places Like Metro Detroit
Single-family zoning laws, or city ordinances preventing non-single-family homes from being built, created the image of the quintessential residential area we...
U.S. Supreme Court Firearms Case Could Reshape Gun Control in America
The U.S. Supreme Court could decide a case this term that would have major implications for gun rights and gun...
NPR’s Tim Mak Details the NRA’s Downfall in New Book “Misfire”
For decades, the National Rifle Association used its strong political influence and lobbying powers to block gun control legislation in...
Worries About Inflation Don’t Reflect Realities of Economic Disruption, Says MSU Economist
The combination of federal stimulus packages issued to jump-start the economy, increasing prices and supply chain shortages have got some...
Pontiac’s Newly Elected Mayor Tim Greimel Says Relationship with City Council Top Priority
Voters in Pontiac on Tuesday picked a familiar name in Michigan politics to lead the city for the next four years....
Dearborn’s First Arab American Mayor Abdullah Hammoud Reflects on Historic Victory
Despite having one of the largest Arab populations in America, Dearborn has never had an Arab American or Muslim mayor....
