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Your City Council candidates

Who won Detroit City Council races? The latest results in 2025 election

by Nushrat Rahman November 5, 2025 8:05 amNovember 5, 2025 11:52 am

Here are city council election outcomes based on unofficial results reported on the city of Detroit’s election site

Mayoral candidates Solomon Kinloch and Mary Sheffield and residents of Detroit head to the polls to vote in the election.

Election Tracker: Detroit needs ‘a trustworthy leader to take the helm’

by Malachi Barrett November 4, 2025 8:15 pmNovember 4, 2025 8:15 pm

Detroiters are voting! Come back for the latest updates on the race.

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Health and Welfare, Political and Public Policy Information

What is happening with SNAP? Here’s what Michigan residents should know

by Nushrat Rahman, Todd Spangler, Clara Hendrickson, Beki San Martin and Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press November 3, 2025 5:51 pmNovember 3, 2025 6:44 pm

Families in Michigan receiving federal food assistance benefits could see partial payments this month, but it’s unclear when that will happen.

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BridgeDetroit 2025 Voter Guide: Who is running for Board of Police Commissioners

by Bridge staff October 28, 2025 7:55 pmOctober 31, 2025 12:58 pm

Here are the candidates who have filed to run for Board of Police Commissioners:

Khalil Wallace, 3, waits while his father, Al Wallace, 41, votes at a Detroit fire station on Nov. 5, 2024. Michigan had the nation's third highest voter turnout rate in the November election, the Department of State said in a report this week.

Election 2025, Political and Public Policy Information

VOTER GUIDE: Everything you need to know about voting in Detroit’s Nov. 4 election

by Bridge staff October 28, 2025 7:55 pmOctober 28, 2025 7:55 pm

Detroit voters will select a mayor, an entirely new City Council, 7 members of the Board of Police Commissioners and city clerk.

BridgeDetroit 2025 Voter Guide: Who is running for City Council

by Bridge staff October 28, 2025 7:50 pmOctober 28, 2025 7:51 pm

Here are the candidates running for City Council

Eastside residents who attended a District 4 Community Advisory Council meeting on May 12 complained about the city’s planned solar projects and shared information about financial assistance for basement flooding.

BridgeDetroit 2025 Voter Guide: Who is running for Community Advisory Council

by Bridge staff October 28, 2025 7:42 pmOctober 28, 2025 7:42 pm

CACs are meant to inform City Council about community needs ian their district — especially how well city services and programs are working.

Detroit Council President Mary Sheffield

A look at Mary Sheffield’s Detroit policy wins and losses

by Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press October 15, 2025 6:00 amOctober 14, 2025 4:40 pm

In her 12 years as a council policymaker, the mayoral hopeful often aimed high and got some of what she wanted, but was forced to scale back parts of her most ambitious populist visions amid pressure from the mayor’s office.

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Civic and Community Information, Election 2025

Download: BridgeDetroit 2025 Voter Guide

by Bridge staff October 13, 2025 5:06 pmOctober 13, 2025 5:06 pm

Everything you need to know about how to vote in the November 2025 general election in Detroit, Michigan.

Your City Council candidates

BridgeDetroit Voter Guide: Breaking down the City Council races

by Bridge staff October 7, 2025 6:09 amOctober 7, 2025 11:48 am

Here’s what residents have told us are the most pressing issues in each districtand how each candidate says they will address them.