Grosse Pointe Park City Council November 2 Election Candidate Guide
Voters head to the polls on November 2 to cast their votes for local leaders, ballot proposals and more. Get...
Hamtramck City Council November 2 Election Candidate Guide
Voters head to the polls on November 2 to cast their votes for local leaders, ballot proposals and more. Get...
Dearborn Heights Mayor November 2 Election Candidate Guide
Voters head to the polls on November 2 to cast their votes for local leaders, ballot proposals and more. Get...
BEST Ambassador Act Calls for More Transparency in U.S. Diplomatic Nominations
A new piece of legislation introduced in Washington, D.C. aims to increase transparency around U.S. ambassador appointments. Among the steps it...
Another Michigan Lead Crisis Is Erupting in Benton Harbor
The city of Benton Harbor recently declared a state of emergency due to severe lead levels in its drinking water,...
Reopening of Michigan’s Only HBCU Is an Opportunity to Elevate Design in the Black Community, Founder Says
Across the country, applications for enrollment in America’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are on the rise. But despite having...
New Book “Gentrifier” Looks at Author’s Experience Moving Into a “Free” House in Detroit
In recent years, the narratives around Detroit have been changing. What was once viewed as a scary and impoverished place...
Detroit Activists and Politicians Urge Redistricting Commissioners to Make More Representative Maps
After the state’s redistricting commission introduced maps that only offered one majority-minority district in the City of Detroit, activists and politicians raised...
Proposed Michigan Redistricting Maps Would Marginalize Black Voters, Detroit Activists and Politicians Say
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission will hold a meeting in Detroit Wednesday to allow for the residents of the country’s largest Black-majority city...
Two Redistricting Commissioners Offer Insider’s Guide to Redrawing Michigan’s Political Maps
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission has been drafting different maps while listening to comments from the public. The commission is kicking...
Michigan GOP Lawmakers Pass Legislation That Would Create Tax Credits for Donors Giving to Scholarship Programs
The Republican-led Legislature passed bills on Tuesday that would allow for private donors and corporations to get tax breaks for paying for kids to go to private and religious...
It’s Time to Tell Michigan’s Redistricting Commission What You Think of Their Draft Maps
The commission to redraw Michigan's congressional and state legislative maps is hard at work trying to figure out which voting districts Michiganders will be...
