NAACP to Monitor Voter Intimidation at the Polls in Detroit
The rise of emboldened white militia groups in the state and a foiled plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer have...
Metro Detroit Immigrant Communities Weigh In on 2020 Election
According to the Pew Research Center, about one in ten people who are eligible to vote in the United States' 2020...
Wayne County Schools Ask Voters to Renew County-Wide Millage
Wayne County schools are turning to voters to renew the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agencies Enhancement Millage. If passed,...
What To Do If You Still Haven’t Received Your Absentee Ballot
Record numbers of voters are expected to vote absentee in the presidential election in light of the coronavirus pandemic. But...
Coulter, Kowall Seek the Late Patterson’s Oakland County Executive Seat
This year’s race for Oakland County Executive is significant. Not because of who is on the ballot but because of who...
Proposal N: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Detroit’s Demolition Question
Proposal N is a city-led initiative to borrow $250 million in bonds to eliminate blight throughout Detroit. The accrued funds...
How Michigan’s Failures in Detroit, Flint Could Inform Urban Policy Nationwide
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has upended countless American cities and unearthed longstanding inequities in the country’s urban environment. This seismic...
How Relevant Are Newspaper Endorsements in 2020?
Newspapers and media outlets have been formally endorsing candidates for well over 100 years in this country. For some, those...
Metro Detroit: State and Local Candidates on Your Ballot in 2020
101.9 WDET, Detroit's NPR Station, is committed to providing fair and accurate coverage of the 2020 November presidential election. Our newsroom is taking...
The Role of America’s Hispanic and Latinx Vote In 2020
As we inch closer to Election day, the WDET newsroom and Detroit Today are continuing to explore how the 2020 presidential...
Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Talks Future of ACA, November Election
Healthcare is one of the top issues on the ballot in 2020. According to a study from Pew Research Center,...
Michigan Voters Vow to Cast Ballots In Person Despite Pandemic
President Trump has claimed repeatedly, without providing evidence, that massive absentee voting creates the potential for massive voter fraud. It’s...