In 2020, Healthcare is Top of Mind for Most Voters
According to the Pew Research Center, healthcare is second only to the economy when it comes to issues that will...
Benson “Feeling Confident and Ready” for November Election
The November election is less than a week away. The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way elections are run, putting greater...
Duggan, Tlaib say Feds Caused “Intentional Undercount” in Detroit Census
Mayor Mike Duggan and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib are challenging Detroit's Census count, citing a lack of coordination by the Census...
How Michigan Clerks Are Keeping In-Person Voters Safe During a Pandemic
A record number of people in Michigan are voting absentee this election, but many people are still planning to vote...
NAACP to Monitor Voter Intimidation at the Polls in Detroit
The rise of emboldened white militia groups in the state and a foiled plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer have...
Metro Detroit Immigrant Communities Weigh In on 2020 Election
According to the Pew Research Center, about one in ten people who are eligible to vote in the United States' 2020...
Wayne County Schools Ask Voters to Renew County-Wide Millage
Wayne County schools are turning to voters to renew the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agencies Enhancement Millage. If passed,...
What To Do If You Still Haven’t Received Your Absentee Ballot
Record numbers of voters are expected to vote absentee in the presidential election in light of the coronavirus pandemic. But...
Coulter, Kowall Seek the Late Patterson’s Oakland County Executive Seat
This year’s race for Oakland County Executive is significant. Not because of who is on the ballot but because of who...
Proposal N: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Detroit’s Demolition Question
Proposal N is a city-led initiative to borrow $250 million in bonds to eliminate blight throughout Detroit. The accrued funds...
How Michigan’s Failures in Detroit, Flint Could Inform Urban Policy Nationwide
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has upended countless American cities and unearthed longstanding inequities in the country’s urban environment. This seismic...
How Relevant Are Newspaper Endorsements in 2020?
Newspapers and media outlets have been formally endorsing candidates for well over 100 years in this country. For some, those...