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Racist billboards appeared across metro Detroit on Hitler’s birthday
A group called White Lives Matter Michigan took credit for the hateful messages
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Media, Hate groups in metro Detroit, White Lives Matter, Michigan, metro Detroit, billboards, Billboard4Me, 5 Star Outdoor, Brownstown, Mount Clemens, Hazel Park
RFK Jr. secures ballot access in Michigan as potential spoiler
Whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will draw more votes from Biden or Trump is the subject of much debate and speculation
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Election, politics, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Natural Law Party, vaccines, conspiracy theories, Donald Trump, President Biden, Michigan
Anti-Trump campaign targets Michigan with voices of disaffected Republicans
Republican Voters Against Trump launched a $50 million ad campaign featuring homemade testimonial videos from remorseful voters
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Donald Trump, election, politics, Republicans, Political Action Committee, Republican Voters Against Trump, Joe Biden
Right-wing fraudsters fined $1.25M for racist robocall scheme in Michigan, other states
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were charged with multiple felonies for spreading misinformation to Black voters in the Detroit area
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Crime, Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman, New York, Michigan, Detroit, Black voters, election, politics, Letitia James, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
Michigan AG supports Metro Times lawsuit for police records in amicus brief
Taking a contrary position from her office in the case, Attorney General Dana Nessel urges Michigan State Police to release the names of all certified cops
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Michigan, Government, News, wandering cops in Michigan, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General, police misconduct in Michigan, Michigan State Police
State agency probes Warren Police Department’s alleged offer to hide misconduct investigation
Ex-Commissioner William Dwyer accused again of concealing claims of officer wrongdoing
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Government, Warren Police Department, William Dwyer, wandering cops in Michigan, Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards, MCOLES, Michigan, Warren, police misconduct
Highland Park councilman tells police mayor threatened him with physical violence
‘You literally fucked with the wrong person. I don’t take threats well,’ Councilman Ash-Shafii says
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Government, Khursheed Ash-Shafii, Glenda McDonald, threat, Highland Park, Great Lakes Water authority, water deal, michigan, Michigan State Police
Justin Amash returns to Republican Party to run for U.S. Senate seat
Once the only Libertarian in Congress, Amash left the GOP in 2019 citing a ‘partisan death spiral’
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Justin Amash, U.S. Senate, politics, election, Republicans, libertarian, Republican primary election, Congress
Flint mayor Neeley warns Democrats of Black voter exodus
Polls show an increasing number of Black voters are pulling away from the Democratic Party
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Sheldon Neeley, Flint, Sam Riddle, National Action Network, Michigan, Michigan Democratic Party, President Biden, Donald Trump, election, politics
Nessel moves to toss lawsuit by hair salon that said trans people should go to ‘pet groomer’
Traverse City’s Studio 8 Hair Lab claims it has the right to discriminate based on gender identity
Tags: Michigan, News, LGBTQ+, Civil Rights, Michigan, Studio 8 Hair Lab, Traverse City, Michigan attorney general, Dana Nessel, transphobia in Michigan, transgender rights in Michigan, Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act
Dearborn mayor makes stirring case for ‘uncommitted’ vote in Democratic primary
Abdullah Hammoud says Biden is ignoring Arab Americans who helped him win Michigan
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Media, Abdullah Hammoud, Dearborn, Arab Americans, Muslims, Michigan, Democratic Primary election, Democrats, uncommitted
Elderly Detroit man freed after he was sentenced to life in prison at the age of 18
The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in 2022 that sentencing 18-year-olds to life in prison was cruel and unusual punishment
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Ivory Thomas, prison, Michigan, Detroit, murder, Michigan Court of Appeals, People v. Poole, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Kym Worthy
Detroiters are bad at driving, and the consequences are deadly
Ironically, the Motor City has some of the worst drivers in the nation, according to study
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Car Culture, Fatal car crashes, Detroit, Michigan, auto insurance, Forbes Advisor, car accidents, Motor City, cars
Detroit Councilwoman Waters challenges Thanedar, pushes for ceasefire in Gaza
‘Voters want the killing to stop,’ Waters said
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Mary Waters, 13th Congressional District, primary election, election, politics, Hamtramck, Detroit, Michigan, Shri Thanedar, Adam Hollier
Ridin’ with Biden
By Clay Jones
Tags: Claytoonz, Claytoonz, LOL, Joe Biden, Gaza, Israel, Democrats, Republicans
Detroit still has highest auto insurance rates in nation, despite ‘historic’ legislation in 2019
Between 2023 and 2024, the average rates in Detroit jumped 85%
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Car Culture, Government, Detroit, Michigan, Gov. Whitmer, legislation, auto insurance, Bankrate, redlining
Michigan cannabis sales hit record high in 2023, creating tax windfall for governments
Pot sales generated $457.6 million in new taxes last year, a massive amount of money for roads, schools, and local governments
Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Government, Local Businesses, Taxes, excise taxes, marijuana, dispensaries, Michigan, Detroit, 2023, adult-use marijuana, medical marijuana
Michigan still has highest car insurance rates in the nation, according to study
While rates have lowered under Gov. Whitmer, drivers pay 81% more than the national average
Tags: Michigan, Car Culture, News, Transportation, Detroit, Michigan, auto insurance, Gretchen Whitmer
UAW endorses Biden as Trump maintains lead in Michigan
Shawn Fain: ‘We can stand up and elect someone who wants to stand with us and support our cause’
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Labor, Shawn Fain, United Auto Workers, labor union, Donald Trump, President Biden, Michigan, politics, election
Inside Dana Nessel’s ‘shit show’ Flint water investigation
Ignored legal warnings, ‘overwhelmed’ prosecutors, and the secret testimony of ex-Governor Snyder’s chief of staff
By Jordan Chariton
Tags: Investigations, Crime, Government, News, Flint Water Crisis, Flint water crisis, Dana Nessel, Rick Snyder, Dennis Muchmore, Todd Flood
Michigan Central Station is hiring ‘ambassadors’ to welcome guests this summer
Art is resistance for these Arab artists in metro Detroit
By Randiah Camille Green