The Metro: Ballot proposal aims to tax wealthiest Michiganders to help fund education
Michigan’s schools have struggled post-pandemic, with students lagging behind in reading and math skills compared to other states. A coalition...
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The Metro: Ballot proposal aims to tax wealthiest Michiganders to help fund education
Michigan’s schools have struggled post-pandemic, with students lagging behind in reading and math skills compared to other states. A coalition...
The Metro: The Black Slate endorses Detroit Pastor Solomon Kinloch for mayor
The Shrine of the Black Madonna in Detroit has a long history in the maturation of Detroit’s religious and political...
The Metro: WSU grad student supporting Detroit’s homeless with interactive resource map
Detroit’s homeless population is growing. A one-night count conducted last year by the city of Detroit and two local nonprofits...
The Metro: Wyandotte disputes EGLE report that city’s water system poses an ‘immediate health risk’
A recent survey of Wyandotte's water system by state regulators has identified "significant deficiencies" that they say "pose a significant...
The Metro: New play coming to Detroit Public Theatre explores unseen injuries of drone strikes
A new play from Arab American playwright Andrea Assaf is exploring the concept of "moral injury" and the devastating effects...
The Metro: Detroit fed up with unsafe, unethical real estate practices
The city of Detroit is suing a blockchain real estate company after many of its properties allegedly violated local safety...
The Metro: ‘Light up Livernois’ to highlight best of Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion this Saturday
Detroit's Avenue of Fashion is home to some of the city's most iconic businesses and shops. Every year on the...
The Metro: Windsor’s newest jazz festival coming to Via Italia this weekend
A new jazz festival is coming to Windsor this holiday weekend. The inaugural Electric Avenue International Jazz Festival will take...
The Metro: The case for ranked choice voting in Michigan
Volunteers with the Michigan-based nonprofit Rank MI Vote have been working hard to get ranked choice voting on the general...
The Metro: Slotkin’s ‘economic war plan’ to revive America’s shrinking middle class
Last week, Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin gave a speech at a progressive think tank where she gave a stern warning...
The Metro: Detroit mayoral race write-in Arnold Boyd on why he’s running
Southwest Detroit native and entrepreneur Arnold Boyd is one of two write-in candidates competing against nine others in the city's...
The Metro: The evolution of the Ann Arbor Art Fair
The annual Ann Arbor Art Fair — one of the largest juried art fairs in the country — will attract...