Abdul El-Sayed’s ascent to politics started in Detroit. Now, residents of the city may be the deciding factor in whether he becomes Michigan’s next US Senator. El-Sayed is facing an uphill battle in ...

Next month, voters across metro Detroit will decide whether to support three long-standing cultural institutions and their efforts to receive more funding.

Detroit City Clerk’s Office, 2 Woodward Ave. #200 Detroit, MI 48226. Here’s what to do. First, verify if you are already registered by putting your information into and it will tell you. You need the ...

A number of influential slates, political action committees and prominent union groups are backing certain candidates and sharing their picks, but those haven’t yielded a consensus.

Detroit voters have a lot to understand this election. Bridge is asking the questions, checking the facts and creating the tools voters need to make sense of their ballots. Help keep this journalism ...

Violent crime is down but some Detroiters say the numbers don’t automatically translate to a sense of security.

More than 3,200 farms and gardens now grow across Detroit, continuing centuries of food cultivation. But as growers face ...

A Chalkbeat and BridgeDetroit analysis of the 34 names that will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot found several convictions. Some candidates say their work with youth is informed by their interactions with ...

The mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, will apparently have to leave office after revised election results gave his opponent a 12-vote lead.

The unnamed nonprofit is slated to own and revamp the Renaissance Center and 35-acre east riverfront, amid an ongoing $2.2 ...

Detroit Free Press is a partner and shares a reporter with BridgeDetroit. Stories shared are not under a paywall. Detroit Free Press More than 167,000 Michiganders — including over 53,000 children — ...