Abdullah Hammoud Makes History in Dearborn Mayoral Election: “There Is a New Era in Dearborn”

Abdullah Hammoud made history Tuesday night after voters elected him Dearborn’s first Arab American and Muslim mayor. Nargis Hakim Rahman/WDET...

Amer Ghalib Defeats Karen Majewski in Hamtramck Mayoral Race

Amer Ghalib has made history. The Yemeni immigrant will be the new mayor of Hamtramck after nearly 100 years of Polish...

Detroit Voters Approve Decriminalization of Magic Mushrooms and Other Entheogenic Plants

Detroiters overwhelmingly approved Proposal E Tuesday night, voting to decriminalize possession and therapeutic use of hallucinogenic plants like magic mushrooms....

Michigan November 2 Election Results

Voters in communities around the region head to the polls on November 2 to select local mayors, city council members,...

Mike Duggan Elected to Third Term as Detroit Mayor

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan successfully won a third term in the Nov. 2 general election, easily defeating challenger Anthony Adams,...

Detroit Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Proposal R, Which Would Create a Task Force on Reparations

Detroit voters passed Proposal R with overwhelming support. That means the city will move forward with a reparations committee to recommend housing and economic development programs to account for...

U.S. Gives Final Clearance to COVID-19 Shots for Kids 5 to 11

U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot, a milestone that opens a major...

Coalition Calls on Michigan Lawmakers to Allocate $600 Million into State’s Clean Fuel Industry

Big investment in workforce training and clean fuel technology is the way to spur growth in Michigan, according to a coalition of...

Administering Elections Has Become Unnecessarily Politicized, Benson Says

Municipal elections are taking place across Michigan today. Last year, a contentious presidential election led to many supporters of former President Donald...

How the 9.9 Percent, Not the 1 Percent, Is Driving Inequality in the United States

Most Americans are familiar with the "1 percent" -- those at the top who hold the most wealth, despite paying a...

Detroit November 2 Election Results

Local communities across the region head to the polls on November 2 to cast their ballots for city officials and...

Grosse Pointe Park November 2 Election Results

Local communities across the region head to the polls on November 2 to cast their ballots for city officials and...