Detroit Today: Michigan’s nurses are facing staffing shortages

Last month, state lawmakers announced a series of proposals to address nursing staff shortages in Michigan. One bipartisan bill that...

Detroit Today: Voting reform, public and private investments are transforming Michigan

If you live in Michigan, it may be difficult to realize how much might be changing in our state —...

Detroit Today: How Michigan’s House Democrats are legislating as the majority

Michigan politics is moving at a rate that many call unprecedented. During the first five months of the new legislative...

Hunter Biden charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally having a weapon

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has been charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a...

Former DPD chief urges Michigan lawmakers to pass police reform bills

Former Detroit police chief Ike McKinnon wants the Michigan Legislature to require law enforcement officers to intervene whenever they see...

Detroit Today: How science fiction has helped predict the relationship between humans and AI

Almost 100 years ago, Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” helped launch science fiction as a genre in cinema. The 1927 film, based...

Detroit Today: Should Detroit require businesses to accept cash payments?

This week, Detroit City Council passed a new law requiring retail and food service businesses to accept cash payments for...

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan Legislature passes early voting bills, Republicans say they go too far

Michigan voters will have at least nine days of in-person early voting by the time the 2024 presidential primary arrives...

Detroit Evening Report: Hamtramck City Council votes to ban LGBTQ+ Pride flags from city property

The Hamtramck City Council has banned LGBTQ+ flags from being displayed on city property. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...

Detroit Today: Legislation in Lansing aims to bring back net metering

A new bill currently in the Michigan Senate proposes to reintroduce net metering — a billing mechanism that pays residents...

Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documents at Florida estate

MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former president to face a judge on federal charges as he pleaded not guilty...

Detroit Today: The importance of expanding access to healthcare in Detroit

In Michigan, residents of Wayne County and Detroit have disproportionately poorer health outcomes than their counterparts in the surrounding suburbs....