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As coronavirus case counts rise, we know the virus itself is not at all over, nor is the economic crisis that came in its wake. We need real policy solutions that focus on the human toll of the virus.

The head of Detroit’s Census effort says the federal team behind the count was disorganized and aloof. Just 51 percent of Detroit responded; federal funding loss could force cuts.

The Grosse Pointes, affluent and staid Detroit suburbs, are in racial flux. Black Lives Matter yard signs are targeted, the Park gets its first Black city council member and the Grosse Pointe Antifa is making threats.

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Despite the coronavirus pandemic, and fears of an undercount, the Census 2020 tally ended this week and only half of Detroit has been counted. Now, Michigan could lose a congressional seat and federal funding for essential services may be cut.

A federal judge extended the Census deadline by 31 days. Detroit officials say they are ‘grateful’ for extra time.

Midtown still has one of the lowest census response rates in the city. This, as Detroit just edged past the halfway mark with a 50.1 percent response rate, as of Wednesday.

Amid a pandemic and several major changes, Michigan officials say the Census 2020 count can’t be right.

Child support, lack of public trust and self-protection keep some Detroiters from responding to the 2020 U.S. Census.