Requests for November absentee ballots now open

Absentee ballot requests are now available in Michigan for this November’s general election.Michigan voters can ask for an absentee ballot...

Slotkin in DNC speech says Trump will take the US ‘backward’

Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin was among those who spoke on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago...

Haley Stevens on political sugar high at the DNC, top priorities for the state

Michigan is a battleground state in the upcoming presidential election.And the state’s Democratic members of Congress say they also feel...

Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions, warns of consequences posed by a Trump win

CHICAGO (AP) — Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political division and instead chart what she called a “new way...

Detroit Evening Report: Family sues Detroit judge for putting teen in handcuffs, jail clothes on field trip

A family is suing a Wayne County judge after he ordered a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs during a...

The Metro: Detroit students immerse themselves in African culture during trip to Ghana

There is a new cohort of Detroit students who can now say that they’ve not only gone out of the...

Created Equal: Will Democrats’ enthusiasm prove contagious for independent voters?

Following speeches from high-profile Democrats — including Barack and Michelle Obama and Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz — enthusiasm for...

‘Uncommitted’ delegates hold DNC sit-in after refusal to allow Palestinian speaker at convention

Pro-Palestinian "uncommitted" delegates held a sit-in at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, after party leadership refused their...

Whitmer shares goals for Democratic Party, Michigan ahead of DNC address on Thursday

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is set to give a speech in primetime Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.The...

Detroit students follow the path of the Buffalo Soldiers in Yosemite

The Sierra Club's Detroit Outdoors program sent a group of Detroit high school students to Yosemite National Park in July....

Mike Duggan talks public transit, city’s new solar program at DNC

At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is taking the opportunity to talk up...

New report finds dip in child poverty, but also fewer in preschool and reading by third grade

A new report on children in Michigan is revealing a mixed bag when it comes to measures of child well-being. On one...