The Metro: State Rep. Donavan McKinney enters race for 13th Congressional District seat
Democratic state lawmaker Donavan McKinney announced this week his intentions to run against Congressman Shri Thanedar in the 13th District...
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The Metro: State Rep. Donavan McKinney enters race for 13th Congressional District seat
Democratic state lawmaker Donavan McKinney announced this week his intentions to run against Congressman Shri Thanedar in the 13th District...
The Metro: US House Democrats demand answers after DOGE’s alleged NLRB data breach
Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell is one of 50 U.S. House Democrats demanding a full explanation of an alleged National Labor...
The Metro: Detroit youth organization Teen HYPE celebrating 21 years of supporting teens
Detroit youth organization Teen HYPE is celebrating its 21st year supporting local teens. The youth development program, founded in 2004,...
The Metro: Detroit Councilwoman Santiago-Romero is suing to get back on August primary ballot
We’re four months away from the primary and already, there’s drama with Detroit’s city council race. Unofficially, there are 45...
The Metro: Detroit public schools have higher than average teacher retention rates, report finds
Good teachers can be hard to find and even harder to keep, especially in districts with limited funding and high...
The Metro: New MOCAD exhibit to highlight contributions of Black tech innovators
The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) is unveiling a new exhibition next month to help shine a light on...
The Metro: Political analysts say Canada’s federal election is the most important in decades
Just across the Detroit River in Windsor and throughout Canada, voters are headed to the polls to cast their ballots...
The Metro: What Detroit’s next mayor should run on
For the first time since he won the role 12 years ago, Mayor Mike Duggan will not be on the...
The Metro: US Rep. Haley Stevens on why she’s running for Senate
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens launched her U.S. Senate campaign on Tuesday — joining a growing crowd of candidates vying for...
The Metro: Detroit Pistons’ journey from the league’s worst team to the playoffs
The Detroit Pistons have local sports fans buzzing going into Game 3 of the team's first-round series against the New...
The Metro: What’s behind Dearborn’s drastic drop in fatal overdoses?
Overdose deaths have been falling nationally, statewide and now locally. Last year, at the national level, these kinds of deaths...
The Metro: Demystifying and fighting misinformation about autism and those who have it
Many have criticized U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in recent weeks for making sweeping claims about the cause...