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Up to 150,000 Michigan residents could lose food assistance under Trump proposal
As many as 150,000 impoverished Michigan residents could lose food assistance and free school lunches under a proposal by President Trump’s administration.…
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Detroit school district provides sanctuary status for immigrants
Detroit Public Schools Community District has decided not to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal agencies to encroach on its property without a search warrant.The district has...
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Bills aim to deliver justice in Flint water crisis before clock runs out
Time is running out to charge public officials for their roles in the Flint water crisis. Two lawmakers from Flint are hoping to give prosecutors more time by extending the statute of limitations for...
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UAW authorizes strike backed with overwhelming worker support as union enters...
Nearly 96 percent of UAW workers at the Big Three automakers have voted to authorize a strike, giving the embattled union a bargaining chip in its upcoming contract negations with General Motors. The...
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Detroit's Black voters want Democrats to try harder
Disgust of President Donald Trump alone will not get Black voters from Michigan out to the polls, a new Los Angeles Times report details. The piece profiles several Black voters in Michigan who chose...
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It’s almost as if Trump has figured out how fucked he really is
Last week, Quinnipiac University dropped a poll showing the top five Democrats besting Donald Trump by somewhere between nine and 16 points among registered voters. More important, no matter the...
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Savage Love: My boyfriend follows hundreds of women on Instagram, and they...
I don't listen to your podcast religiously, but as soon as I told my best friend this story, she said, "That's a question for Dan Savage!" Backstory: I have a monogamous partner who I live with.…
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Michigan bans flavored e-cigarettes to curb youth vaping
Michigan became the nation’s first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes on Wednesday, a move intended to prevent young people from vaping. Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she decided to ban e-cigarettes...
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Detroit Public Library just waived all late fees
Looks like you can hang on to that copy of Michelle Obama's Becoming a bit longer without the anxiety of a late fee. The Detroit Public Library decided to do away with late fees at all of its 22...
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Detroit activists host forum about dangers of facial recognition technology
A broad coalition of civil rights groups will gather in Detroit on Thursday evening to discuss the risks of the technology during a panel discussion that is open to the public. The activists are...
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MSU slapped with record $4.5M fine over 'systemic failure' in Larry Nassar case
Michigan State University was slapped with a record $4.5 million fine Thursday for its “systemic failure” in handling sexual assault complaints against serial molester and sports doctor Larry Nassar....
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Vendors squeezed out of publicly funded Little Caesars Arena area, lawsuit says
The Ilitch family has created a virtual monopoly around its Little Caesars Arena after taxpayers forked over nearly $400 million — gobbling up large apartment buildings and leaving them abandoned;...
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PETA protests the return of UniverSoul Circus in Detroit
The UniverSoul Circus returned to Detroit Thursday night for a four-week 47-show engagement at the Aretha Franklin Amphitheater. As with previous visits, the Atlanta-based traveling circus was greeted...
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A Michigan high school features mass shooter defenses in its design
School shootings have become so commonplace that a Michigan high school has been designed with the possibility of one in mind.…
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Suburban Detroit trophy hunter allowed to import rare black rhino's parts to...
A suburban Detroit trophy hunter who spent $400,000 to hunt a rare black rhinoceros in Africa is receiving permission to import the animal’s skin, skull, and horns to Michigan. The Trump...
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Whitmer breaks pledge to 'fix the damn roads' under new budget
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer already broke her promise to veto a budget that omitted money to "fix the damn roads," her 2018 gubernatorial campaign pledge. With a partial government shutdown looming, Whitmer...
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Bloomfield Hills church blasted for hosting Islamophobic 9/11 event
A Bloomfield Hills church has been called on to cancel a two-day anti-Muslim event planned for the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11th attacks.…
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Bloomfield Hills church cancels Islamophobic 9/11 event after backlash
Bloomfield Hills Baptist Church canceled an anti-Muslim event scheduled for the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks after drawing condemnation from Michigan lawmakers. The church announced the...
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