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...
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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...
The Metro: AfroFuture festival makes US debut in Detroit
An annual showcase of music, dance and culture from across the African diaspora is coming to the Motor City. The AfroFuture...
The Metro: How should universities respond to student protests?
Universities have been cracking down on pro-Palestine student protestors. In April, the University of Michigan fired a full-time employee, and...
The Metro: Rep. Mai Xiong, Michigan’s first Hmong legislator, says refugees were wrongly targeted
State Representative Mai Xiong wants answers about why ICE detained Hmong refugees in Detroit. She says the people detained are...
The Metro: ‘Detroit Boi’ short film premiering at Old Miami
If the buildings, halls and walls of the Cass corridor could speak they would speak for days. The Cass Corridor,...
The Metro:”Golden Age of Gospel” archive highlights Detroit’s contributions to the genre
Twenty years ago, professor Robert Darden at Baylor University wrote an op-ed in the New York Times in which he...
The Metro: Wildfire smoke knows no borders as Michigan air quality suffers
Michigan’s skies are blanketed in haze, clouding the outlook for metro Detroiters. It’s not fog. Wildfires burning hundreds of miles...
The Metro: ‘Dysfunctional’ legislative gridlock in Michigan House, Senate
Bipartisan bills are stuck in legislative gridlock in both the Michigan House and Senate. Since the legislative term started in...
Jackson Home, key site of organizing for Selma to Montgomery Marches, coming to Greenfield Village
60 years after the Voting Rights Act was passed, the Jackson Home, a civil rights movement landmark, is coming to...
The Metro: City Clerk Janice Winfrey responds to voting access, turnout criticisms ahead of primary
Voters in Detroit face a defining choice in the August 5 primary election. But right now, fewer than 10%...