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Another Detroit charter school closes because of financial problems
Yet another charter school is closing in Detroit because of financial problems, forcing parents to find a new school for their children. Southwest Detroit Community School announced it was closing...
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Charlie LeDuff's critically acclaimed book 'Shitshow!' is now available in...
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Charlie LeDuff’s latest book, Shit Show! The Country’s Collapsing …and the Ratings Are Great, is now available in paperback.…
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Detroit cop among family members accused of Mother's Day dine and dash
A Detroit cop is facing charges after prosecutors said she was among a family of 10 adults and a handful of children who dined and dashed during a Mother’s Day dinner at a Japanese Steakhouse in...
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State GOP is attempting to hobble new anti-gerrymandering commission
Lame duck may be over, but the Michigan GOP is still attempting to circumvent the will of the voters. Separate proposed budgets approved by Republican-controlled Senate and House committees slash...
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Surprised? Gentrification pioneer Will Leather Goods closes in Cass Corridor
A high-end leather shop that replaced an affordable grocery store in the Cass Corridor in 2015 has gone out of business and will be replaced with a new restaurant. Oregon-based Will Leather Goods...
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GOP lame duck law making citizen ballot drives difficult is being challenged...
One of the Michigan GOP's most controversial lame duck laws is facing a legal challenge. A lawsuit filed Thursday in the Michigan Court of Claims argues that Republicans' 2018 changes to rules for...
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Gov. Whitmer, Republicans reach 'historic' deal to reduce auto insurance rates
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican lawmakers have reached a landmark agreement to lower Michigan’s sky-high auto insurance premiums, potentially ending years of inaction and infighting. The reform...
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AG Dana Nessel charges 5 alleged pedophile Catholic priests
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's office announced today 21 criminal sexual conduct charges against five men who were Catholic priests. Four of the men have been arrested, while another awaits...
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Warren Mayor Fouts' deposition about racial slurs could harm city in...
Audio recordings that purportedly captured Warren Mayor Jim Fouts making racist comments can be used against the city in a federal lawsuit alleging racial bias, a federal judge decided this week. The...
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Delta is union busting — try flying with these unionized carriers instead
Delta Airlines took a much-deserved PR pummeling earlier this month when it put up condescending posters suggesting that employees should spend their money on video games, beer, and sports instead of...
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Hemp-derived CBD drug now allowed on flights
The federal government is finally beginning to recognize the medical benefits of marijuana after decades of zero-tolerance enforcement. In the latest victory for advocates of medical marijuana, the...
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'Massive loopholes': No guaranteed savings, redlining continues in new auto...
Last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republicans struck a bipartisan deal that passed the Senate and House by wide margins. It sailed through the Legislature partly because the GOP, auto insurance...
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Yet another person was killed over Cartier sunglasses in Detroit
Detroit police are asking for the public to help identify the person who shot and killed a teenager for his Cartier C Décor glasses at a Valero gas station on Detroit's east side on Saturday. …
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New MSU president says Nassar scandal will ‘not be forgotten’ and will ‘drive...
After a rocky year and a half without a permanent leader at Michigan State University, the board of trustees for the college unanimously voted to hire Harvard Medical School graduate Samuel Stanley...
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Why there's no end in sight for Highland Park's water affordability crisis
When demolition contractor Homrich Wrecking rolled into Highland Park in summer 2013, Eban Morales joined a cadre of water warriors who stood together to block the company's trucks.…
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Trump has become normal
It's difficult to be shocked when everything's shocking. We're now 28 months and one week into Donald Trump's presidency — 28 months and one week of perpetual chaos and scandal and outrage, of...
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Savage Love: Leftovers from Seattle and Denver
Savage Love Live swooped into Seattle's Egyptian Theater and Denver's Oriental Theater over the last two weekends. I couldn't get to everyone's questions at these sold-out shows — there were so many...
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