President Biden Talks Up Infrastructure Bill, Makes Pitch for Social Spending Plan During Detroit Visit
After signing his $1 trillion infrastructure investment bill into law earlier this week, President Joe Biden visited General Motors’ electric...
President Biden Talks Up Infrastructure Bill, Makes Pitch for Social Spending Plan During Detroit Visit
After signing his $1 trillion infrastructure investment bill into law earlier this week, President Joe Biden visited General Motors’ electric...
Metro Detroit Journalist Danny Fenster Says Work to Free Political Prisoners Isn’t Over
Metro Detroit journalist Danny Fenster, who is back in the U.S. after nearly six months in a Myanmar prison, says he is just...
“X” Designation on Michigan Driver’s Licenses for Nonbinary People Goes Into Effect
Anyone in Michigan who doesn’t feel as though the standard “male” or “female” driver’s license designations is the best description for them can change...
Detroit’s 60,000 Kids Aged 5 to 11 Now Able to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine
Detroit officials rolled out a plan this week to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the little arms of the city's 60,000...
After Outcry from Activists, Redistricting Commissioner Works to Create More Representative Map for Detroit
As the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission continues to draw new legislative and congressional district maps, tensions are still high over what to do...
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...
Detroiters Call for Stellantis to Clean Up the Air Around Jeep Plant on City’s East Side
Residents and activists want Stellantis to clean up the air around the automaker’s east-side Detroit Jeep factory. Last month, following complaints by residents, the Michigan Department of...
GOP-led Michigan Senate Passes Bills Banning Vaccine and Mask Mandates in Schools
The Michigan Senate passed on Tuesday a series of bills that would ban vaccine and mask mandates to stop the spread of...
Democrats Push for Partisan and Racial Fairness in Redistricting Strategy in Michigan and the U.S.
As required by the U.S. Constitution, all 50 states are working to draw lines for state and federal legislative districts. While...
Detroit Activists and Politicians Urge Redistricting Commissioners to Make More Representative Maps
After the state’s redistricting commission introduced maps that only offered one majority-minority district in the City of Detroit, activists and politicians raised...
Proposed Michigan Redistricting Maps Would Marginalize Black Voters, Detroit Activists and Politicians Say
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission will hold a meeting in Detroit Wednesday to allow for the residents of the country’s largest Black-majority city...
