The Metro: Disability advocates say Detroit Clerk Janice Winfrey downplays voting barriers
The day before Detroit’s primary election, Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey told The Metro "less than five" polling places in...
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The Metro: Disability advocates say Detroit Clerk Janice Winfrey downplays voting barriers
The day before Detroit’s primary election, Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey told The Metro "less than five" polling places in...
The Metro: Scam likely—That traffic ticket text you just got isn’t real.
You can’t trust everything you see and hear nowadays, especially text messages and emails. One of the most common scams...
The Metro: What lies ahead for the Detroit Land Bank Authority?
The Detroit Land Bank Authority has made tremendous changes in Detroit since its conception in 2008. But without a subsidy...
The Metro: Collective of women architects reimagining Detroit through design
What happens when building a new space or renovating one means more than profits? What does it look like when...
The Metro: The Wright Museum celebrates 60 years
Founder Dr. Charles H. Wright was well known throughout the city, having worked in the maternity ward of the Hutzel...
The Metro: Michigan businesses brace for impact from tariff hikes
More tariffs on imported goods took effect last week. The federal government is making big money from tariff revenues, which...
The Metro: The case for more small-scale development projects in Detroit
When people left Detroit, the city lost a lot of momentum for development. Over the past decade, encouraging growth has...
The Metro: Student success program hosting jazz and poetry fundraiser
A Wayne State success program is providing an evening of jazz an poetry to raise money.The Crockett-Lumumba Scholars provides assistance...
The Metro: Community members frustrated by lack of decorum on Highland Park’s City Council
Vetoes aren’t just polite refusals. They're vital checks of power between executive and legislative branches, at every level of...
The Metro: Reacting to Tuesday’s primary election results with Pat Batcheller
Tuesday night, Detroit got the election results that the polls predicted. Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield took the bulk...
The Metro: Michiganders face power struggle over rising utility bills
As the temperature has climbed this summer, so have energy bills—and frustrations. These higher costs are driven by more than...
The Metro: Can a new coalition remove big money from Michigan politics?
Billionaires and dark money political action committees dominated spending in the 2024 election cycle. One dark money political action committee...