Dearborn’s First Arab American Mayor Abdullah Hammoud Reflects on Historic Victory
Despite having one of the largest Arab populations in America, Dearborn has never had an Arab American or Muslim mayor....
Dearborn’s First Arab American Mayor Abdullah Hammoud Reflects on Historic Victory
Despite having one of the largest Arab populations in America, Dearborn has never had an Arab American or Muslim mayor....
Royal Oak Ballot Proposal to Relocate War Memorial Fails
Royal Oak residents have rejected a ballot measure that would have returned a war memorial 70 feet back to its...
Detroit Elects New Members to City Council Amid Corruption Allegations
Detroit voters elected new members on Tuesday to a City Council covered by a cloud of corruption allegations. In addition...
Abdullah Hammoud Makes History in Dearborn Mayoral Election: “There Is a New Era in Dearborn”
Abdullah Hammoud made history Tuesday night after voters elected him Dearborn’s first Arab American and Muslim mayor. Nargis Hakim Rahman/WDET...
Amer Ghalib Defeats Karen Majewski in Hamtramck Mayoral Race
Amer Ghalib has made history. The Yemeni immigrant will be the new mayor of Hamtramck after nearly 100 years of Polish...
Detroit Voters Approve Decriminalization of Magic Mushrooms and Other Entheogenic Plants
Detroiters overwhelmingly approved Proposal E Tuesday night, voting to decriminalize possession and therapeutic use of hallucinogenic plants like magic mushrooms....
Michigan November 2 Election Results
Voters in communities around the region head to the polls on November 2 to select local mayors, city council members,...
Mike Duggan Elected to Third Term as Detroit Mayor
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan successfully won a third term in the Nov. 2 general election, easily defeating challenger Anthony Adams,...
U.S. Gives Final Clearance to COVID-19 Shots for Kids 5 to 11
U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot, a milestone that opens a major...
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...
How the 9.9 Percent, Not the 1 Percent, Is Driving Inequality in the United States
Most Americans are familiar with the "1 percent" -- those at the top who hold the most wealth, despite paying a...