Detroit City Council Candidate Cleared to Run [COURT DECISION]

vote-mi.org Read the full decision and the dissenting opinion below. Update at 10:45 a.m.: Prosecutor Worthy will appeal to Michigan Supreme...

What’s Really in the Water Along Lakes St. Clair and Erie

Researchers are looking for citizen scientists to help collect water samples along the southern Ontario coast tomorrow (8/19). It’s part...

A Number of Ballot Proposals Get Green Light to Collect Signatures

Jake Neher/WDET Several ballot proposals for Michigan’s 2018 election crossed a hurdle Thursday. The Board of State Canvassers approved the...

Civil Rights Attorney Announces Candidacy for State Attorney General

Cheyna Roth/MPRN Civil rights attorney Dana Nessel will run for state attorney general. Two years ago, Nessel stood in a...

Detroit City Clerk Candidate Garlin Gilchrist II Answers Your Questions

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Detroit's race for city clerk is now down to two candidates. Voters in last week's primary election...

‘She Should Run’ Aims to Attract More Women to Public Office

Jake Neher/WDET The idea that we have representative democracy is beautiful in theory, rather than in reality. Our elected bodies...

State Board to Rule on Gerrymandering Ballot Proposal This Week

Jake Neher/WDET A grassroots group that wants to get an anti-gerrymandering proposal on the 2018 ballot is looking to make...

Should Virgil Smith Be Allowed to Run For Office, Even If He Agreed Not To?

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to bar former state Sen. Virgil Smith from running...

Law Enforcement Concerned About Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Driving

Jake Neher/WDET Marijuana legalization could be on the 2018 ballot. That has some law enforcement agencies concerned. Police worry about...

Newcomers Challenge the Electoral Status Quo in Hamtramck

  Eli Newman / WDET   “This city consists of so many ethnicities, so you’re going to have some positive...

Duggan Gains Massive Primary Win, Will Face Young in General Election

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET The finalists are set in the race to become the mayor of Detroit. Incumbent Mike Duggan enters the...

Detroit’s 2017 Election: A Review of the Primary and Look Ahead [RESULTS, MAPS]

Martha Dawson/WDET For the first time since Detroit exited bankruptcy, city residents are choosing their leaders. The top two finishers...