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Politics & Elections

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

By Steve Neavling
Apr 18, 2024

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Election, politics, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Natural Law Party, vaccines, conspiracy theories, Donald Trump, President Biden, Michigan
Politics & Elections

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

By Steve Neavling
Apr 10, 2024

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
Metro Detroit

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

By Steve Neavling
Mar 15, 2024

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
Michigan

Legal battle halts funeral plans for late Flint Councilman Eric Mays

The lawsuit alleges a funeral home is holding Mays’s body ‘hostage’

By Steve Neavling
Mar 7, 2024

Tags: Michigan, News, Flint, Flint City Council, Eric Mays, funeral, Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, Genesee County Circuit Court, lawsuit, Lento Law Group
Michigan

Body of late Flint Councilman Eric Mays is being held ‘hostage’ by funeral home, lawsuit alleges

Mays’s four siblings are also accused of conspiring to profit from the popular official’s death

By Steve Neavling
Mar 5, 2024

Tags: Michigan, News, Flint, Flint City Council, Eric Mays, funeral, Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, Genesee County Circuit Court, lawsuit, Lento Law Group
Metro Detroit

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

By Steve Neavling
Mar 4, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Government, Khursheed Ash-Shafii, Glenda McDonald, threat, Highland Park, Great Lakes Water authority, water deal, michigan, Michigan State Police
Politics & Elections

Flint mayor Neeley warns Democrats of Black voter exodus

Polls show an increasing number of Black voters are pulling away from the Democratic Party

By Steve Neavling
Feb 22, 2024

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Sheldon Neeley, Flint, Sam Riddle, National Action Network, Michigan, Michigan Democratic Party, President Biden, Donald Trump, election, politics
Michigan

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

By Steve Neavling
Feb 21, 2024

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
Politics & Elections

Dearborn mayor makes stirring case for ‘uncommitted’ vote in Democratic primary

Abdullah Hammoud says Biden is ignoring Arab Americans who helped him win Michigan

By Steve Neavling
Feb 20, 2024

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Media, Abdullah Hammoud, Dearborn, Arab Americans, Muslims, Michigan, Democratic Primary election, Democrats, uncommitted
Metro Detroit

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

By Steve Neavling
Feb 14, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Ivory Thomas, prison, Michigan, Detroit, murder, Michigan Court of Appeals, People v. Poole, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Kym Worthy
Metro Detroit

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

By Steve Neavling
Feb 12, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Car Culture, Fatal car crashes, Detroit, Michigan, auto insurance, Forbes Advisor, car accidents, Motor City, cars
Politics & Elections

Detroit Councilwoman Waters challenges Thanedar, pushes for ceasefire in Gaza

‘Voters want the killing to stop,’ Waters said

By Steve Neavling
Feb 8, 2024

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Mary Waters, 13th Congressional District, primary election, election, politics, Hamtramck, Detroit, Michigan, Shri Thanedar, Adam Hollier
Metro Detroit

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%

By Steve Neavling
Feb 5, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Car Culture, Government, Detroit, Michigan, Gov. Whitmer, legislation, auto insurance, Bankrate, redlining
Cannabis News

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

By Steve Neavling
Jan 29, 2024

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Government, Local Businesses, Taxes, excise taxes, marijuana, dispensaries, Michigan, Detroit, 2023, adult-use marijuana, medical marijuana
Michigan

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

By Lee DeVito
Jan 26, 2024

Tags: Michigan, Car Culture, News, Transportation, Detroit, Michigan, auto insurance, Gretchen Whitmer
Politics & Elections

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’

By Steve Neavling
Jan 24, 2024

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Labor, Shawn Fain, United Auto Workers, labor union, Donald Trump, President Biden, Michigan, politics, election
Metro Detroit

Ex-Wayne County court assistant charged with embezzling more than $60,000 from a judge

Steven Allen is accused of using a judge’s ATM card to make illegal purchases

By Steve Neavling
Jan 23, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Dana Nessel, Michigan, 36th Circuit Court, Wayne County, judge, embezzlement, Attorney General
Michigan

28 clergy from Diocese of Gaylord accused of sexual misconduct, Nessel reveals

The disturbing allegations were detailed in a 130-page report

By Steve Neavling
Jan 8, 2024

Tags: Michigan, News, Crime, Catholic Church, northern Michigan, Michigan, Diocese of Gaylord, Michigan attorney general, Dana Nessel, Sexual abuse
Politics & Elections

Gretchen Whitmer for president? How about Rashida Tlaib? Andy Levin?

Amid wavering support for Joe Biden, pundits keep looking to Michigan for other options

By Lee DeVito
Jan 5, 2024

Tags: Politics & Elections, Government, News, Views & Opinions, Joe Biden, Michigan, 2024 election, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Rashida Tlaib, Andy Levin, Marianne Williamson
Michigan

Despite Michigan’s distracted driving law, phone use is increasing following initial drop

A study of phone data highlights a common challenge with enforcing such laws — the initial impact tends to diminish as awareness fades

By Lee DeVito
Dec 15, 2023

Tags: Michigan, Car Culture, Crime, Government, Michigan, Michigan driving laws, Michigan hands-free law, Michigan distracted driving law