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Detroit Today: Macomb County wants to increase vaccination rates

Across the United States, vaccination rates for kindergarteners are slightly down year over year. Michigan is no exception. Last year,...

Detroit Today: What are the keys to economic and population growth in Michigan?

At this year's Mackinac Policy Conference, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer created the ​​Growing Michigan Together Council to improve Michigan’s population growth....

Detroit Today: What Trump’s fourth indictment means for his supporters

Just one week away from the first GOP presidential debate, Donald Trump was indicted by a grand jury in Georgia....

Detroit Today: Can self-driving cars thrive in the Motor City?

Construction began last week on a $10 million pilot project to create what the Michigan Department of Transportation has called...

Detroit Today: How facial recognition software in criminal investigations can harm communities of color

This week, 32-year-old Porscha Woodruff is suing the Detroit Police Department after being falsely arrested because of facial recognition software....

Detroit Today: Why Detroit is providing low-income residents facing eviction with lawyers

In May of last year, Detroit City Council committed to providing low-income residents facing eviction with legal representation. Between January...

Detroit Today: Alabama riverfront brawl evokes visceral public reactions

Over the past few days, a video of a massive brawl in Montgomery, Ala. has circulated across social media. The...

Detroit Today: Looking at Eastpointe’s mayoral controversy

Primary election voting continues Tuesday in cities across the state of Michigan. Eastpointe’s mayoral race has been particularly interesting.  Mayor...

Detroit Today: Hamtramck city council primary puts cultural changes into focus

Primary elections are going on Tuesday, including in Hamtramck, where residents will elect six out of nine candidates vying for...

Detroit Today: Explaining Warren’s primary election and the Jim Fouts controversy

Voting for primary elections began today in cities across the state of Michigan.  In Warren, Mayor Jim Fouts, who has...

Detroit Today: What a Michigan Trump voter thinks about the latest indictment

Michigan voters helped Donald Trump become president in 2016. And even though he didn’t win the state, many Michiganders voted...

Detroit Today: How can the legacy of Detroit’s Chinatown be preserved?

Last weekend, a 140-year-old building that had once provided resources for Chinese immigrants was demolished by the Ilitch's Olympia Development...