Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers traded blows in a bruising US Senate debate. Here are the facts.
Political and Public Policy Information
Posted inElection 2026, Political and Public Policy Information
Detroit, it’s time to do your candidate homework
Our good friends at the League of Women Voters created a seven-step process you can use to vet candidates.
Posted inElection 2026, Political and Public Policy Information
Where Michigan secretary of state hopefuls stand on big election issues
Either Anthony Forlini or Garlin Gilchrist will oversee the 2028 presidential election in Michigan.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Jobs & Economic Development, Political and Public Policy Information
Detroiters ask RenCen developers for $40M in benefits. What’s on the list
The list of about 100 requests, or “recommendations,” runs for 18 pages and was presented to the developers and unveiled to the public Oct. 6 during an evening meeting of the project’s Neighborhood Advisory Council or NAC.
Posted inElection 2026, Michigan Government
Fact check: John James, Jocelyn Benson debate data centers, tariffs, more
Michigan governor hopefuls John James and Jocelyn Benson sparred in their first televised debate. We checked their facts.
Posted inElection 2026, Political and Public Policy Information
20K Detroit absentee ballots are already back. What voters need to know
The Detroit City Clerk’s office is “very encouraged” by having about 20% of all absentee ballots returned four weeks ahead of Election Day, Matt Friedman, a spokesperson for Detroit Votes, said in an email to BridgeDetroit.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Political and Public Policy Information
Detroit is drafting data center rules. One council member wants a pause first.
District 6 Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero said she’s directing the council’s legal staff to draft an interim zoning ban that would effectively achieve the two-year moratorium that council members urged Mayor Mary Sheffield to put in place in the spring.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Explainers, Political and Public Policy Information
How is Detroit using AI? We dug into the city’s policy
Given all the debate around the safety, ethics, efficiency and pitfalls of AI, we wanted to dig into the city’s policy on artificial intelligence technology.
Posted inEducation, Election 2026
Voter guide 2026: Are Detroit students better off under DPSCD? School board candidates weigh in.
Chalkbeat asked school board candidates to reflect on the district’s challenges and successes 10 years later.
Posted inEducation, Election 2026, Michigan Government
How to fix Michigan’s literacy crisis? Start with poverty and housing solutions, experts say
Nearly 36,600 school-aged children, or almost 3 percent of pre-K through 12th grade students, experienced homelessness during the 2024-25 school year, a steady rise since the pandemic, state data shows.