The Metro: Michigan businesses brace for impact from tariff hikes
More tariffs on imported goods took effect last week. The federal government is making big money from tariff revenues, which...
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The Metro: Michigan businesses brace for impact from tariff hikes
More tariffs on imported goods took effect last week. The federal government is making big money from tariff revenues, which...
The Metro: The case for more small-scale development projects in Detroit
When people left Detroit, the city lost a lot of momentum for development. Over the past decade, encouraging growth has...
The Metro: Student success program hosting jazz and poetry fundraiser
A Wayne State success program is providing an evening of jazz an poetry to raise money.The Crockett-Lumumba Scholars provides assistance...
The Metro: Community members frustrated by lack of decorum on Highland Park’s City Council
Vetoes aren’t just polite refusals. They're vital checks of power between executive and legislative branches, at every level of...
The Metro: Reacting to Tuesday’s primary election results with Pat Batcheller
Tuesday night, Detroit got the election results that the polls predicted. Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield took the bulk...
The Metro: Michiganders face power struggle over rising utility bills
As the temperature has climbed this summer, so have energy bills—and frustrations. These higher costs are driven by more than...
The Metro: Can a new coalition remove big money from Michigan politics?
Billionaires and dark money political action committees dominated spending in the 2024 election cycle. One dark money political action committee...
The Metro: AfroFuture festival makes US debut in Detroit
An annual showcase of music, dance and culture from across the African diaspora is coming to the Motor City. The AfroFuture...
The Metro: How should universities respond to student protests?
Universities have been cracking down on pro-Palestine student protestors. In April, the University of Michigan fired a full-time employee, and...
The Metro: Rep. Mai Xiong, Michigan’s first Hmong legislator, says refugees were wrongly targeted
State Representative Mai Xiong wants answers about why ICE detained Hmong refugees in Detroit. She says the people detained are...
The Metro: ‘Detroit Boi’ short film premiering at Old Miami
If the buildings, halls and walls of the Cass corridor could speak they would speak for days. The Cass Corridor,...
The Metro:”Golden Age of Gospel” archive highlights Detroit’s contributions to the genre
Twenty years ago, professor Robert Darden at Baylor University wrote an op-ed in the New York Times in which he...