Created Equal: Lawsuit claims local government buildings violate disability rights 

Imagine how the world would look and feel if you just could not get around very easily. That is the...

Detroit Evening Report: City begins installation of ‘Detroit’ gateway sign along Interstate 94

Drivers on Interstate 94 in Detroit have a new sight to see. The city began installation of an 8-foot-tall “gateway...

Created Equal: What Beyoncé and Cowboy Carter tell us about the segregation of country music in America

When Beyoncé released Cowboy Carter last month, the 22-song country album surprised and delighted music fans across genres, including pop, hip-hop...

Created Equal: Can tech regulation solve mental health issues? 

It is already difficult to track what kids are doing online these days, but now, Congress is in the process...

Michigan Legislature to reconvene this week

The Michigan Legislature returns to the state Capitol this week following its spring recess. Before the break, the Legislature’s Democratic...

Detroit Evening Report: Bills supporting working parents tax credit could be introduced in Michigan Legislature

A Michigan-based think tank is trying to build support for a new tax credit proposal focused on helping parents with...

MichMash: Efforts to improve auto no-fault insurance stall in Michigan Legislature

Efforts to improve auto no-fault insurance policies in Michigan have been tangled in legislative logistics since the state's Supreme Court...

Created Equal: What Detroit’s credit bump says about the financial health of the city, residents 

Detroit’s credit rating is moving up — nearly 10 years after the bankruptcy — which means government operations are normalizing...

Trump, Republicans talk border in Grand Rapids

Criticisms of the Biden administration’s immigration policies made up a major part of former President Donald Trump’s speech in Grand...

Detroit Evening Report: FEMA to open Disaster Recovery Center in Detroit for one day only Thursday

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration will open a Disaster Recovery Center in northwest...

Created Equal: Breaking down the new state House districts in metro Detroit

Just two years into Michigan’s experiment with citizen-drawn maps for the Legislature and Congress, a court-ordered redraw to address gerrymandering...

Michigan Congressman John Moolenaar named chair of special committee on Chinese Communist Party

One of the few issues the deeply-divided U.S. Congress agrees on is taking a hard line on China.  Now a...