POLITICS
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
Democrats Elissa Slotkin and Haley Stevens Take Different Paths to 2020 Reelection
Incumbency times two: a case study in contrasts
Local Researchers Examine How Personality Traits Lead to Third-party Voting
Plus, other Michigan researchers explore what words define the 2020 election and the role of party identification
13 Charged in Plot to Kidnap Whitmer
“Hatred, bigotry, and violence have no place in the great state of Michigan,” governor says
6 Burning Questions Heading Into the Election
Will Rashida Tlaib endorse Biden? Will a third-party candidate spoil anything? Here’s what we’re wondering ahead of Nov. 3.
How Trump and Biden Compare on Key Michigan Issues
Trump vs. Biden is this fall’s main event. Here's your election breakdown.