Court OKs redistricting commission’s map for Detroit area House districts

A federal court last week approved a new plan for Michigan’s state House districts around metro Detroit. That’s after judges...

Pete Hoekstra: ‘There’s lots of folks investing in the MI GOP’

For the past two years, the Michigan Republican Party has been marred by complaints about leadership, disorganization and poor finances....

Michigan Democrats ‘fired up’ ahead of November presidential election, party chair says

President Joe Biden was always going to be on the ballot as the presumptive Democratic nominee for this year's presidential...

Most February Michigan primary votes were cast before Election Day

A state elections board on Monday completed the formality of certifying Michigan’s presidential primary results and, along the way, learned...

UAW endorses McDonald Rivet in 8th Congressional District race

State Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet has won the influential United Auto Workers endorsement in the Democratic primary to fill Michigan’s...

Another Democrat enters the race to replace Congressman Dan Kildee

A former Flint mayor is joining the race to fill the eighth district congressional seat. Matt Collier served as Flint’s...

House bill would permanently block convicted tamperers from election jobs

A state House committee held its first hearing Tuesday on a bill to permanently bar people convicted of many election-related...

Detroit Evening Report: Warren Evans shares why he voted ‘uncommitted’ in Michigan’s primary

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans is warning Democratic Party leaders not to take Black voters for granted this year. Subscribe...

Created Equal: Does SCOTUS ruling on the Colorado insurrection clause set a dangerous precedent? 

Early this month, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled to restore Donald Trump to the 2024 presidential primary ballot in...

The Metro: Warren Evans says Michigan Dems are failing to engage Black elected officials

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans wrote in a recent Detroit Free Press op-ed that he voted "uncommitted" in Michigan’s primary,...

President Joe Biden to campaign in Michigan this week

Michigan will be part of President Joe Biden first big campaign swing as the general election begins to ramp up....

DER Weekends: Exploring the history of The Black Slate in Detroit

On the latest episode of DER Weekends, WDET's Jerome Vaughn spoke with Kandia Milton, the chair of The Black Slate....