Michigan Republican Amash doubles down on calls for Trump impeachment
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) reiterated calls for Trump’s impeachment on Twitter on Tuesday, and was greeted with a standing ovation at a town hall in his conservative district later that evening....
View Article20,000 Detroiters signed up for more FCA job information
Just one week after the city of Detroit approved a massive land deal to make way for a new Jeep assembly plant, a whopping 20,000 Detroiters have signed up so far for information on landing a job. The...
View ArticleAnimal-themed playground added to Detroit's $50M west waterfront park
A five-acre, animal-themed playground is being added to a new, much-anticipated $50 million park on Detroit’s west riverfront. Delta Dental of Michigan is donating $5 million to build the play garden,...
View ArticleTlaib: 'Mueller report is an impeachment referral'
Maybe Rashida Tlaib will get to "impeach the motherfucker," after all. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Wednesday press conference reignited calls for impeachment after he broke his silence to say...
View ArticleMayor Fouts slammed for relying on foreign workers to mow grass
The grass is getting high in Warren because the people hired to mow it are having “border difficulties.” That’s according to Mayor Jim Fouts, who defended his use of foreign workers in a city with a...
View ArticleDuggan suggests he's running for re-election to oversee ambitious blight plan
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan strongly suggested Wednesday that he plans to run for a third term in 2021 as he embarks on an ambitious plan to knock down or renovate every vacant home in the city. During...
View ArticleNew study gives failing grades to virtual schools
Thousands of K-thru-12 students in Michigan never set foot on campus — they take all their classes online via two virtual charter schools.…
View ArticleDetroit students kick off Pride Month with Coming Out Wall at Affirmations
On Thursday, a student-created "Coming Out Wall" was presented during the Launch of Pride Month at the LGBTQ+ organization Affirmations in Ferndale. Being a teenager isn’t easy; those four years of...
View ArticleProposal would cut parking tickets in half for Detroiters, but not for...
Detroiters may soon get a break on the city’s steep parking ticket fines — but the reduction won’t apply to suburban residents. Detroit City Council is holding a public hearing on June 24 to gather...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren, Jay Inslee will visit Detroit on Tuesday as part of 2020...
Two Democratic presidential candidates are set to make campaign stops in Detroit on Tuesday afternoon. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will participate in a community conversation at the office of...
View ArticleFormer Mayor Bing blasts Duggan, billionaires on Leduff's podcast
Former Mayor Dave Bing got real during an hour-long interview on Charlie LeDuff’s No BS News Hour, criticizing city leadership and the billionaires who have been relying on public money. Bing, who...
View ArticleAnti-discrimination bills aim to protect LGBTQ+ people in Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and state lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled new anti-discrimination bills that would protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in employment, housing, education, and access to public...
View ArticleEditor’s note: Why we’re capitalizing ‘Black’ from now on
We recently made the decision to update our style guide to capitalize "Black" when referring to African-Americans. This came after discussions with local writers who preferred to capitalize the word,...
View ArticleTrump is a small man in a big world
A week after her husband's assassination, on one of her last nights in the White House, Jackie Kennedy penned a remarkable letter to Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev. It was a fraught moment.…
View ArticleSavage Love: How do I date as an adult baby/diaper lover?
I'm a 27-year-old, male, adult baby/diaper lover (AB/DL). I've been in the closet about my fetish basically since puberty.…
View ArticleGov. Snyder just ran out of 'relentless positive action' in Flint water...
As governor, Rick Snyder ran on what he called "relentless positive action," but what others might just call putting a cheerful face on overseeing his administration's biggest atrocity — the Flint...
View ArticleDetroit woman who said she was fired over noose photo returns to work
A Detroit woman is back at work after saying she was fired in February for taking a photo of what she believed was a noose designed to scare African-Americans at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant....
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