Lauren Myers

5 days ago | wdet.org | Lauren Myers |Sam Corey |Jack Filbrandt

Some Michiganders will begin casting ballots in the state’s Aug. 4 primary election as early as next week, with absentee voting beginning Thursday, June 26. Federal and state laws require equal access to voting for people with disabilities. But for many, voting in person remains a challenge. According to a May report from Detroit Disability Power, only 13% of nearly 300 metro Detroit polling locations that the organization surveyed in 2024 were found to be accessible to people with disabilities.

1 week ago | wdet.org | Sam Corey |Robyn Vincent |Lauren Myers

There are a few candidates running as outsiders in Detroit’s mayoral election. They say they aren’t typical politicians and that they plan to prioritize the needs of residents in neighborhoods first. Joel Haashiim is one of those outsiders. He’s a businessman who first opened a store on Seven Mile and Hartwell Street at the age of 20. Now, the 73-year-old is running on a platform to stop billionaires like Dan Gilbert and the Ilitch family from controlling local politics.

1 week ago | wdet.org | Sam Corey |Robyn Vincent |Lauren Myers

Come November, Detroit residents will decide who will lead the city into its next chapter. Nine candidates and a write-in say they have a path forward. Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig is among them. Serving as chief from 2013 to 2021, he helped speed up police response times and implemented “Project Green Light” for businesses to get police attention more quickly, among other accomplishments. Craig also served as police chief in both Cincinnati and Portland, Maine.

2 weeks ago | wdet.org | Lauren Myers |Sam Corey

Rogelio Landin, 71, a longtime political figure, proposes annexing 28 distressed communities across Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties. His plan, he says, would not only increase Detroit’s population and tax revenue but also help address longstanding issues such as poverty, illiteracy, and failing schools. “The fact that Detroit has lost 20,000 people annually over the past 50 years is unbelievable,” Landin says.

2 weeks ago | wdet.org | Lauren Myers |Sam Corey

Since October 7th, the world has felt different for many American Jews, and antisemitism has been on the rise. More recently, two people were shot dead outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C., and a man with a flamethrower in Colorado attacked Israeli hostage advocates. At the same time, Israel, a Jewish-majority country, has continued its attacks against Hamas in Gaza.