Your Primer on 5 Local Mayoral Races
Voters winnow down fields for mayor in several cities in the Aug. 3 primary. The marquee race is a test of Mike Duggan’s longevity.
Dallas’ First Female Police Chief, Reneé Hall, on Maybe Succeeding Chief Craig
The ex-Detroit cop also talks about late Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon and Black Lives Matter protests
How the Prolonged Border Closure is Affecting Michiganders & Canadians
The unprecedented shutdown has left folks on both sides frustrated, angry, and confused
Local LGBTQ Elected Officials Talk Nondiscrimination Laws, Visibility, & More
More than a dozen metro Detroit leaders joined our historic virtual summit. They had a lot to celebrate.
Will More Michigan Cities Decriminalize Psychedelic Mushrooms?
Ann Arbor (of course) was the first city in the state to do so — but likely not the last
Cecilia Muñoz on Obama Immigration Policy, the Biden Transition, & More
The Detroit-born Latinx rights activist was the longest-serving director of the White House Domestic Policy Council
The Founder and Editor of ‘The Fifth Estate’ on the Paper’s Original Purpose
Peter Werbe and Harvey Ovshinsky, who both recently released their first books, spar amiably
Carl Levin Isn’t Giving Up on American Democracy
In his new memoir, Michigan's six-term senator stresses the need for cooperation and self-sacrifice in modern politics
A Journalist from Wyandotte Talks Documenting the Capitol Riot
Brendan Gutenschwager scored some of the most-viewed footage from the insurrection
Who From Michigan Is In and Who’s Out as Bidenites Replace Trumpers
A new presidency means Michiganders are heading to D.C. — or coming home
Clemency for Kwame, Confusion for All
Why’d Trump take pity on the disgraced mayor of a city he reviles?
Correspondent Heidi Przybyla Brings Her Midwest Perspective To NBC News
The Dearborn Heights native talks about her blue-collar upbringing and how covering presidential races has changed
The Surreal Life of Gretchen Whitmer
A pandemic. An SNL parody. A kidnapping plot. And mean tweets from the president. Did anyone have a more bizarre and intense 2020 than 'the woman in Michigan'?
Community Organizer Wendy Caldwell-Liddell is Boosting Detroit Voter Turnout
The co-founder of Mobilize Detroit makes our 2021 Hour Detroiters list, a roundup of people who are quietly — and sometimes not so quietly — enriching life across the region
Detroit Deputy Mayor Conrad Mallett on His Career in Public Service
The former Michigan Supreme Court justice makes our 2021 Hour Detroiters list, a roundup of people who are quietly — and sometimes not so quietly — enriching life across the region
Oakland County’s Dave Coulter on LGBTQ Representation and Regional Cooperation
He talks with Hour Detroit about how there's still work to do
Essay: The Long-Term Price of Trumpism Will Devastate the GOP
Jeff Timmer, the former head of Michigan’s GOP, diagnoses the ailments he believes will doom his beloved party
2021 Political Predictions: 8 Burning Questions Answered
Will Mike Duggan be reelected? Will Gov. Whitmer’s poll numbers stay high? What will become of twice-failed candidate John James? Our panel of pundits takes a crack at forecasting how these and other questions will pan out in the year ahead.
Your 2020 Election Breakdown
Presidential, senate, and local races: what we know, and what we don’t
Detroit Pistons to Host Election Day Activities
The team is encouraging locals to get out and vote
