Detroit and State Lawmakers Take On Domestic Violence Amid Increase in Incidents
Bills proposed in Lansing and an ordinance passed in Detroit last week take aim at the growing problem of domestic...
House Dems Roll Out Election Bills, Offer Contrast to GOP Proposals
Michigan House Democrats rolled out an agenda Wednesday to make voting easier, especially for voters who want to vote by...
Worries About Inflation Don’t Reflect Realities of Economic Disruption, Says MSU Economist
The combination of federal stimulus packages issued to jump-start the economy, increasing prices and supply chain shortages have got some...
Pontiac’s Newly Elected Mayor Tim Greimel Says Relationship with City Council Top Priority
Voters in Pontiac on Tuesday picked a familiar name in Michigan politics to lead the city for the next four years....
Dearborn’s First Arab American Mayor Abdullah Hammoud Reflects on Historic Victory
Despite having one of the largest Arab populations in America, Dearborn has never had an Arab American or Muslim mayor....
Royal Oak Ballot Proposal to Relocate War Memorial Fails
Royal Oak residents have rejected a ballot measure that would have returned a war memorial 70 feet back to its...
Detroit Elects New Members to City Council Amid Corruption Allegations
Detroit voters elected new members on Tuesday to a City Council covered by a cloud of corruption allegations. In addition...
Abdullah Hammoud Makes History in Dearborn Mayoral Election: “There Is a New Era in Dearborn”
Abdullah Hammoud made history Tuesday night after voters elected him Dearborn’s first Arab American and Muslim mayor. Nargis Hakim Rahman/WDET...
Amer Ghalib Defeats Karen Majewski in Hamtramck Mayoral Race
Amer Ghalib has made history. The Yemeni immigrant will be the new mayor of Hamtramck after nearly 100 years of Polish...
Detroit Voters Approve Decriminalization of Magic Mushrooms and Other Entheogenic Plants
Detroiters overwhelmingly approved Proposal E Tuesday night, voting to decriminalize possession and therapeutic use of hallucinogenic plants like magic mushrooms....
Michigan November 2 Election Results
Voters in communities around the region head to the polls on November 2 to select local mayors, city council members,...
Mike Duggan Elected to Third Term as Detroit Mayor
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan successfully won a third term in the Nov. 2 general election, easily defeating challenger Anthony Adams,...