How Emergency Management Became a Dangerous Safety Net for Cities
America's collective reexamination of policing and the criminal justice system reached a fever pitch last summer, leading to calls to...
General Motors Commits Models to Factory ZERO as Granholm Highlights EVs in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
General Motors will build a new all-electric version of the Chevrolet Silverado pickup at its Factory ZERO plant in Hamtramck, the automaker...
Biden’s $2 Trillion American Jobs Plan Addresses Role of Equity in Infrastructure
Last week President Joe Biden started selling his $2 trillion American Jobs Plan, which aims to address a legacy of...
Civil Rights Attorney Jim Freeman Explores How the Ultra-Rich Profit from Racial Injustice in New Book
Over the last year, our nation’s issues regarding socioeconomic and racial inequity have been laid bare in all their stark...
Amazon Unionization Vote in Alabama Has Big Implications for Michigan Workers
Votes are being counted in the effort to unionize Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. As part of the weekly series...
Documenter Kendal Kuneman Says Program Serves Detroiters
Detroit Documenter Kendal Kuneman heard about the program through a friend who thought she’d be interested in serving Detroiters. Kuneman...
Biden Infrastructure Plan Could Expand Passenger Rail Service in Detroit
Metro Detroiters might someday be able to ride an Amtrak train to Toledo on their way to the east coast....
University of Michigan Board Censures GOP Regent Ron Weiser for ‘Witches’ Comment
LANSING -- The University of Michigan’s governing board on Friday censured a Republican regent who called the state’s female Democratic...
What You Need To Know as Michigan Enters Third Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic
More of Michigan's population is getting vaccinated as the rollout picks up steam in Detroit and across the state. Despite this,...
Stabenow Highlights Big Investment in Mental Health Coming to Michigan
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is chock-full of policy aimed at helping the country's most economically vulnerable. Much has...
More Than 1,000 Homeowners Apply for Assistance From New Gilbert Detroit Property Tax Fund
Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert recently unveiled a very ambitious goal to eliminate the property tax burden for up to 20,000...
Is the Line 5 Tunnel a Bridge to Michigan’s Energy Future or a Bad Deal?
The Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Energy plans to spend a $500 million building a 4-mile-long tunnel to encase the part...