Contact Tracing Ramps Up in Michigan, But Detroit Lags
The city of Detroit has requested $13.5 million from the state to fund COVID-19 case investigation and to ramp up contact...
Reforming Police Is Only the Beginning
Weeks of protests against system racism and police brutality have many people feeling like substantial reforms to law enforcement practices...
Whitmer Releases School Opening Plan, Announces More Funding
Governor Whitmer released a plan Tuesday for reopening the state’s schools. The “Return to School Roadmap” was developed with input...
Detroit East Side Entrepreneurs Were Ready For Business. Then a Pandemic Hit.
Some businesses in the developing East Warren Corridor had been open for less than a year when the COVID-19 pandemic forced...
Rep. Dingell: Congress’ Ability to Pass Police Reform Hinges on November Election
From a pandemic to demands for a police overhaul, the pressure on elected officials to act and legislate with urgency...
Qualified Immunity: The Legal Principle Protecting Unconstitutional Police Actions
There have been calls to reallocate police funding and other criminal justice reforms in the face of numerous police killings...
Duggan on Police Driving Into Protesters: “What Are You Supposed to Do?”
A video shows a Detroit police vehicle accelerating through a crowd of protesters on Sunday night in Southwest Detroit. Protesters...
Detroit Police Used Facial Recognition Tech To Falsely Arrest This Man. Now He’s Speaking Out.
Earlier this year, Robert Williams of Farmington Hills, a Black Man, was falsely accused of shoplifting in Detroit back in...
Duggan Defends Facial Recognition Tech After Detroit Police Misidentify Black Man
Detroit police arrested a Black man from Farmington Hills for a crime he did not commit after investigators misidentified him using...
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson: Ensuring Absentee Voting Smart, Safe Measure
Video emerged from Kentucky’s primary election this week, showing voters pounding on the locked doors of the only polling location...
Parents Going Back to Work After Pandemic Peak Struggle to Find Child Care
The coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on the nation's child care system. Many providers had to close due to...
Family Sues Kalamazoo Foster Facility For Death of Minor, State Pulls Contract
The family of a Black teenager who died while residing at a Kalamazoo juvenile center in May is now suing the...