Created Equal: Is the new ‘Hispanic or Latino’ census category good enough?
The U.S. Census recently made it easier for the nation’s Latino population to identify themselves. A new Hispanic or Latino...
The Metro: Detroit Councilman Fred Durhal shares highlights from 2025 fiscal budget
Detroit City Council approved the mayor's $2.7 billion budget for the 2025 fiscal year last week. Every dollar allocated in...
What to expect in Michigan’s state house special elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Democrats hope to restore their slim majority in the state House of Representatives on Tuesday when...
Whitmer says reproductive rights a major issue in presidential campaign, refuses to call war in Gaza ‘genocide’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pointedly declined to use the word “genocide” on a Sunday morning news show to describe the war...
MichMash: Michigan’s bipartisan support for nuclear power
Nuclear energy is often a contentious topic due to fear of radioactive waste and endangering human health. However, many laud...
Detroit Evening Report: State announces $320K grant opportunity for community solar projects
The Energy Unit of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) this week announced new grant opportunities...
Black Maternal Health Week spurs new legislation from Michigan Democrats
It's Black Maternal Health Week. It might seem odd for this to be racially specific until you realize that, in...
White House gun safety rule would standardize closing gun show loophole
A rule issued Thursday by the White House to expand required background checks for many gun purchases largely mirrors a...
Created Equal: Why kids need free play more than ever
Only 13% of kids in southeast Michigan get the one hour of physical activity per day that the U.S. Centers...
Advocates celebrate three years of Michigan expungement law
Over 280,000 Michiganders have seen misdemeanors and felonies removed from their records under the state’s “clean slate” law. That’s according...
Detroit Evening Report: State Board of Education approves measure to increase charter school transparency
Michigan's State Board of Education has approved a resolution that will make charter schools more transparent. Subscribe to the Detroit...
The Metro: ACLU report calls for end to Michigan’s parental consent law for abortions
Abortion rights are the subject of a nationwide debate this week following a court decision in Arizona making the procedure...