Southwest Detroit Community CARE mutual aid group uplifted community during the pandemic

  “Communities of Hope” features Detroiters from communities of color who have been looking for ways to persevere during the...

Detroit Mayor Duggan presents $2.4B budget to City Council

Mayor Mike Duggan on Monday presented his proposed $2.4 billion budget to the City Council that he says shows Detroit’s...

Local elections officials need help in 2022

  "We. Need. Help." That’s the message from local clerks as we get closer to the August primary elections and...

New effort to extend term limits has legs

  Michigan has some of the strictest term limits in the nation. But now there’s a new effort to change...

The promises and drawbacks of ranked choice voting

Ranked choice voting is a system that allows people to rank their favorite candidates, preventing votes from being wasted —...

You can’t pay attention and it’s not your fault — according to new book

We live in a world with more artificial distractions than ever before. Author Johann Hari says our focus is being...

What we know one week into Russian invasion of Ukraine

We’re now a week into the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At this point, there is no clear end in sight....

People from across the political spectrum react to Biden’s State of the Union

President Joe Biden's discussed major policy issues and urged the world to stand up to Russia during his first State...

Michigan Supreme Court to hear arguments on whether civil rights law covers LGBTQ people

  The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on whether the state’s civil rights law protects LGBTQ people against...

Federal funding benefits Great Lakes

  The Biden administration plans to invest about $1 billion into Great Lakes restoration and cleanup projects. Congress tripled funding...

Rep. Dingell discusses State of the Union address, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

There’s a lot happening in the news both domestically and around the world. As Russia continues to wreak havoc on...

State actions helped reduce racial disparities during pandemic, says new report

A new report from the Michigan Coronavirus Racial Disparities Task Force says the state's actions in 2020 and 2021 "helped...