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A mural in Detroit urging people to "vote" by local muralist Ndubisi Okoye.
  • The Metro

The Metro: What Michigan’s midterm voting signals about access and equity

Robyn Vincent, The Metro November 5, 2025

Voters across Michigan wrapped up a midterm election yesterday that, for many, began weeks earlier during the state’s early voting...

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  • News

Mary Waters campaigns on her record as she seeks second Detroit City Council term

Pat Batcheller October 7, 2025

Detroit voters will elect two people to at-large seats on the City Council this fall.Incumbents Mary Waters and Coleman A....

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Scott Benson stands at a Wayne State podium
  • News

Councilman Scott Benson says he wants more time in office to bring jobs, better infrastructure to northeast Detroit

Quinn Klinefelter September 30, 2025

In about a month Detroiters vote to re-shape the city’s government.After a dozen years, a new mayor will lead the...

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Former CEO of THAW and Detroit Mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins.
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: Jenkins endorses Sheffield for mayor

Jerome Vaughn September 10, 2025

Former Detroit mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins is endorsing Mary Sheffield for the job.  She expressed her support for Sheffield this...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: Voter turnout is low in Detroit, but could that change?

Robyn Vincent, The Metro, Sam Corey July 23, 2025

Registered voters not casting a vote is a problem in the city, one that seems to be bigger here than...

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A flooded sidewalk
  • Elections
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

Citizen Vox: Voter wants Detroit’s next mayor to address flooding, invest in neighborhoods

Quinn Klinefelter July 22, 2025

Detroit is just a few weeks away from a pivotal primary election that will decide the two final contenders to...

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Eugene Brown II, a resident of Detroit's Brightmoor neighborhood on the city's west side, says honesty and action matters most to him in the city's next leader.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Elections
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

Citizen Vox: Voter says honesty matters most for Detroit’s next mayor

Bre'Anna Tinsley July 21, 2025

Detroit voters will elect a new mayor this fall. Nine people are running to succeed Mike Duggan, who’s making an...

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Michigan Chronicle Executive Editor Jeremy Allen speaks with WDET News Director Jerome Vaughn at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

DER Weekends: Detroit’s historic Black newspaper is watching city’s mayoral race closely

Sascha Raiyn, Jerome Vaughn July 19, 2025

On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report Weekends, WDET News Director and Detroit Evening Report host Jerome Vaughn...

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  • Detroit Evening Report
  • Elections
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Evening Report: Mayoral candidates vow to find new revenue streams for Detroit

Quinn Klinefelter, Bre'Anna Tinsley July 17, 2025

Most candidates vying to become Detroit's next mayor agree the city's high property tax rates remain a barrier to home...

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan shakes hands with a resident at a press conference in Southwest Detroit.
  • Elections
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Citizen Vox: Voter wants next Detroit mayor to ‘put own spin’ on Duggan’s blueprint

Quinn Klinefelter July 17, 2025

Only about one out of every five people in the city of Detroit voted during the last mayoral election.Now a...

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Find your match before primary election day, Aug. 5, 2025.
  • Elections
  • News
  • The Metro

The Metro: Outlier’s mayoral candidate quiz helping Detroit voters find their match

Robyn Vincent, The Metro, Jack Filbrandt, Lauren Myers July 17, 2025

Here on The Metro, we’ve been talking to Detroit’s mayoral candidates about how they would lead if elected, and what...

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Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield joins The Metro live at WDET Studios, July 16, 2025.
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: Mary Sheffield makes her case for Detroit mayor

Robyn Vincent, The Metro, Sam Corey, Nadia Ziyad July 16, 2025

Since entering the Detroit mayoral race in December, City Council President Mary Sheffield has become a frontrunner in the race....

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