The Metro: Whitmer pardons Hmong community leader, Michigan father facing deportation
Amid reports that federal immigration officials are accelerating the deportation process of Lue Yang, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has pardoned the...
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The Metro: Whitmer pardons Hmong community leader, Michigan father facing deportation
Amid reports that federal immigration officials are accelerating the deportation process of Lue Yang, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has pardoned the...
The Metro:‘Something compelling about the democratic ideal’ — the case for more representative democracy
When it comes to our federal system, we often don’t have a representative, majoritarian democracy. That means the idea of...
The Metro: Deaf volunteers say they were excluded at Comerica Park. A judge says their case can proceed
It began at Comerica Park during a summer Tigers game — lights bright against the sky, fans filling the stands,...
The Metro: New Black Box theatre takes center stage at University of Detroit Mercy
While the arts and humanities are facing defunding and disinvestment nationally, there’s a brand new space to experience the arts...
The Metro: A voyage toward Gaza, and into custody
A metro Detroit attorney who has helped lead multiple humanitarian flotillas bound for Gaza says she was abused and detained...
The Metro: Why Michigan’s clerks are against the ranked choice voting initiative
There are several initiatives to get on the 2026 ballot. One of them is to help implement ranked choice voting...
The Metro: Detroit Women’s Commission could shape policy alongside the next mayor
Detroit has always run on women’s strength: holding families together, organizing blocks, running the quiet machinery of care. Now, the...
The Metro: Oakland County’s new approach to increase vaccinations
It’s flu season, and that means public health departments are promoting vaccinations. Over the past few years, local vaccination rates...
The Metro: The unintended consequences of consumer reviews
The internet and the social platforms that exist there have been both an interesting and unsettling experiment. When we look...
The Metro: This Madison Heights mayoral candidate leads with care, collaboration and community
While much of the media’s attention on November’s elections has been on Detroit’s mayoral race, there are many other political...
The Metro: Are Detroit police responsible for preventing violent crime?
Even though violent crime has been falling fast in Detroit over the last decade, the city still has a crime...
The Metro: Who wins, who loses, and who sues over Michigan’s new budget
Michigan’s $81 billion budget opens with a promise to put more money into classrooms. It raises per-student funding to record...
