Detroit Mayor Duggan presents $2.4B budget to City Council
Mayor Mike Duggan on Monday presented his proposed $2.4 billion budget to the City Council that he says shows Detroit’s...
Local elections officials need help in 2022
"We. Need. Help." That’s the message from local clerks as we get closer to the August primary elections and...
New effort to extend term limits has legs
Michigan has some of the strictest term limits in the nation. But now there’s a new effort to change...
The promises and drawbacks of ranked choice voting
Ranked choice voting is a system that allows people to rank their favorite candidates, preventing votes from being wasted —...
You can’t pay attention and it’s not your fault — according to new book
We live in a world with more artificial distractions than ever before. Author Johann Hari says our focus is being...
What we know one week into Russian invasion of Ukraine
We’re now a week into the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At this point, there is no clear end in sight....
People from across the political spectrum react to Biden’s State of the Union
President Joe Biden's discussed major policy issues and urged the world to stand up to Russia during his first State...
Michigan Supreme Court to hear arguments on whether civil rights law covers LGBTQ people
The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on whether the state’s civil rights law protects LGBTQ people against...
Federal funding benefits Great Lakes
The Biden administration plans to invest about $1 billion into Great Lakes restoration and cleanup projects. Congress tripled funding...
Rep. Dingell discusses State of the Union address, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
There’s a lot happening in the news both domestically and around the world. As Russia continues to wreak havoc on...
State actions helped reduce racial disparities during pandemic, says new report
A new report from the Michigan Coronavirus Racial Disparities Task Force says the state's actions in 2020 and 2021 "helped...
Why the president’s Supreme Court nomination matters
A Black woman has never been appointed to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. That could be...