Voter Guide: At-Large City Council Candidates [VIDEO]
The Incumbent: Janeé Ayers The Incumbent: Brenda Jones JANEÉ AYERS Age: 36 Experience: Former VP of Metro Detroit AFL-CIO, Current...
Voter Guide: District 7 City Council Candidates and Voter Voices [VIDEO]
The Incumbent: Gabe Leland The Challenger: Regina Ross GABE LELAND Age: 34 Experience: Current Detroit City Councilman, Representative in the...
Voter Guide: District 6 City Council Candidates and Voter Voices [VIDEO]
The Incumbent: Raquel Castaneda Lopez The Challenger: Tyrone Carter RAQUEL CASTANEDA LOPEZ Age: 35 Experience: Current Detroit City Councilwoman, Vice-Chair...
Voter Voices on Transit
In advance of the Nov. 7 general election, WDET is checking in with people who live and work in Detroit...
Voter Guide: District 5 City Council Candidates and Voter Voices [VIDEO]
The Incumbent: Mary Sheffield The Challenger: Jewel Ware MARY SHEFFIELD Age: 30 Experience: Current Detroit City Councilwoman, member of the...
Voter Guide: District 4 City Council Candidates and Voter Voices [VIDEO]
The Incumbent: Andre Spivey The Challenger: Latisha Johnson ANDRE SPIVEY Age: 43 Experience: Current Detroit City Councilman, Chair of the...
Who’s Running for Detroit City Council and Police Commissioner?
Voters are meeting face-to-face with candidates for Detroit city offices and police commission at Citizen Detroit events this month. WDET's...
Voter Guide: District 3 City Council Candidates and Voter Voices [VIDEO]
The Incumbent: Scott Benson The Challenger: Russ Bellant SCOTT BENSON Age: 48 Experience: Current Detroit City Councilman, Served in the...
Jocelyn Benson On Her Bid for Michigan Secretary of State
Jake Neher/WDET We’re just a few weeks away from some big local elections in and around Detroit. But we’re also...
Voter Guide: District 2 City Council Candidates and Voter Voices [VIDEO]
Candidate: Roy McCalister, Jr. Candidate: Virgil Smith, Jr. ROY MCCALISTER, Jr. Age: 63 Experience: Investigator at the Federal Defender Office,...
Jocelyn Benson Announces Run for Michigan’s Secretary of State
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Jocelyn Benson announced that she’s running for Michigan’s Secretary of State in 2018. The former Dean of Wayne...
Is the State Failing to Support Local Governments?
Local governments across southeast Michigan are reporting a slow recovery from the recession of 2009. A recent survey by the...