Detroit Evening Report: Michigan House passes gun control, right-to-work repeal bills

It was a busy session for the Michigan Legislature on Wednesday, as bills passed by the State House covered gun...

Michigan House approves repeal of state’s right-to-work law

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Democratic-led House approved legislation Wednesday that would repeal the state’s “right-to-work” law that was passed more...

Lt. Gov. Gilchrist discusses Democrats agenda in Lansing in 2023

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an overhaul of Michigan’s tax system into law, in a bid to provide financial...

Canada’s Industrial Federal Minister discusses how its future is linked with the U.S.

Last year was a big one for the United States politically. The Biden administration passed three major legislative packages —...

Detroit Mayor Duggan promises crime reduction, blight removal in 10th State of the City address

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan gave his 10th State of the City address Tuesday night inside the restored Grand Lobby of...

Amid frequent outages, Michiganders question the value of public energy utilities

Over the last two weeks, hundreds of thousands of Michiganders lost power. This was cause for outrage — but it wasn’t...

Internet regulation, student loan debt forgiveness, Affirmative Action: Examining the biggest US Supreme Court cases in 2023

Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson overturned Roe v. Wade last year and removed federal...

IRS offers free income tax filing for many Americans

Republicans regained control of the U.S. House in 2023, and one of the first votes they took was to rescind...

Elissa Slotkin kicks off U.S. Senate campaign in Detroit

Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin officially launched her U.S. Senate campaign at an event in Detroit on Thursday. She hopes to succeed...

Why young people don’t run for office — and the people trying to change that

U.S. politics have been called a “gerontocracy” by some. What that means is people in office today are old —...

Detroit Today: Developers defend District Detroit project expansion

Once a project that was supposed to bring up Little Caesars Arena and other developments in the surrounding area, it...

Rep. Elissa Slotkin joins Detroit Today after announcing US Senate bid

Following mounting speculation, on Monday news broke that Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin is entering the race to become Michigan's next...