President Joe Biden shouts out labor, defends immigration policy during spirited State of the Union
President Joe Biden delivered his third State of the Union address on Thursday, speaking on wide range of themes, from the economy,...
Detroit Evening Report: Duggan presents 2025 fiscal year budget to Detroit City Council
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan presented a $2.76 billion budget plan to city council on Thursday. The proposal includes $20 million...
Former US Attorney Barbara McQuade releases new book on fighting misinformation
In the age of social media, Americans face an unprecedented amount of misleading information. And former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District...
State of the Union: What to watch as Biden addresses the nation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State of the Union speech is one of the biggest pieces of political theater every year....
The Metro: Exploring Michigan’s marijuana tax revenue and consumer concerns
The Michigan Department of Treasury announced last week that it is distributing $87 million in marijuana tax payments among 269...
Created Equal: Why haven’t we elected a woman president yet?
Although women participate in politics at much higher rates than they did decades ago, America’s politics are still far from...
Birth control access bills appear in committee
Michigan bills to allow trained pharmacists to prescribe birth control methods, like contraceptive patches, received a hearing Tuesday before the...
Nikki Haley suspends her campaign and leaves Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate
NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday,...
New mayor in Warren fires police commissioner William Dwyer ahead of planned retirement
Warren's newly elected mayor, Lori Stone, fired the city's long-time police commissioner William Dwyer on Tuesday — just a few...
Created Equal: How do we define prosperity?
Detroit used to be more prosperous than it is now. It once led the country in Black homeownership. But Black...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan doesn’t earn enough revenue to fund population growth initiatives, experts say
Economists say Michigan isn’t generating enough revenue to pay for proposals to reverse the state’s population decline. Subscribe to the...
Whitmer will consider MSU trustee removal request
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will consider a request to remove two Michigan State University trustees over allegations of bullying and other...