Detroit voters with disabilities raise concerns over unreliable voting machines
Detroiters from the blind community raise voting machine concerns and call for assurances that November will yield a different experience at the polls.
Should parents be held accountable for their children’s chronic absenteeism? Board candidates weigh in.
Chalkbeat asked candidates their thoughts on whether parents should be held accountable for their children’s absences. Of the 34 candidates, 31 are running for four seats with four-year terms, and three are running for a partial two-year term.
Detroit council backs museum millage campaign
The resolution encouraging Detroit residents to participate in the Nov. 3 election and support the cultural institutions comes as absentee ballots have gone out across the state.
Detroit to install more than 200 bus shelters, benches through 2027
The city will install about 100 new shelters and 120 benches through 2027. The additions are part of an ongoing plan to upgrade hundreds of bus stops.
Detroit School Board race: What to know
The school board has real power. It helps set district policy, oversees the budget and can hire or fire the superintendent.
Proposal 1: Rewrite Michigan’s Constitution? Here’s how it would work
Michiganders will once again decide whether to rewrite the state constitution. Why not everyone is on board with the idea — or what it’ll look like.
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