MichMash: Secretary Benson on presidential primaries, election security
The 2024 election season is underway with the presidential primary coming earlier than in previous election cycles. MichMash host...
Health, environmental groups join lawsuit to overturn EPA ozone designation in Detroit
Health and environmental groups are joining a Sierra Club lawsuit claiming the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wrongly found that southeast Michigan now...
Detroit Councilwoman Mary Waters focusing on housing in 2024
Mary Waters is one of two at-large members of the council. Voters elected her in 2021. Before that she served...
Detroit Today: The opportunity gap for Black students in Michigan — and how to close it
A recent report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that African American children face the steepest obstacles to opportunity...
Detroit Councilman Fred Durhal on the evolution of his district, plans for 2024
Fred Durhal III has been a Detroit City Council member for District 7 since the end of 2021. He says...
Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded into early March
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial...
Whitmer: State of the State proposals will ‘help people keep money in their pockets’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer offered a few hints Wednesday, but no details, of plans she will outline next week in her...
Detroit Today: Amusement taxes are common across the country. Why not in Detroit?
As Detroiters ride the high from the Lions' first playoff victory in more than 30 years over the weekend,...
Detroit Evening Report: City accepting applications for 2024 Neighborhood Beautification grants
The city of Detroit has announced that it’s opened the application process for 2024 Neighborhood Beautification Program grants this week....
Woman who sent threats to a Detroit-area election official in 2020 gets 30 days in jail
DETROIT (AP) — A New Hampshire woman was sentenced to 30 days in federal jail Tuesday for texting threats to...
Redistricting commission takes first stab at redraw
The first crack at redrawing seven Michigan state House districts in metro Detroit that were struck down by a recent...
Detroit Today: Why homelessness still exists in the richest country in the world
As the metro Detroit area grapples with extremely low temperatures this week, it's hard not to think about the city's...