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Three possible ballot proposals in 2020 could have a big impact on Detroit schools, students

An important revenue source that has helped the Detroit school district provide pay increases to employees will be up for renewal next year. The Wayne...

Wayne State in the Community

  Throughout its 151 years, Wayne State has been committed to diversity in the broadest sense — it is both a core value of our...

GM reverses course, says strikers will keep health coverage

General Motors now says striking workers will get company-paid health insurance, nine days after telling the union that coverage would be cut off. The automaker...

Poverty Level in Detroit Drops for Third Straight Year; 45,000 Detroiters Move Out of Poverty Since 2015

New U.S. Census Bureau estimates released today show that poverty in Detroit dropped for the third straight year in 2018 as 45,000 Detroiters moved...

Civilian board OKs use of facial recognition by Detroit cops

A board that oversees Detroit police has approved the use of facial recognition technology to investigate crimes. The software has been used since 2018. But...

A Motown 60 Special – Fuller and Iris Gordy:  Motown Records’ duo of distinction

By Donald James, Special to the Chronicle Fuller B. Gordy was Motown Records’ vice president of corporate affairs, who was instrumental in shaping the legendary...

Slow progress reported in talks as GM strike enters 3rd day

Union and company bargainers are making progress toward a new contract as a strike by United Auto Workers that brought 33 General Motors factories...

More Detroiters employed in July than in any other month in the past decade

The number of employed Detroiters has surged past the 230,000 mark for the first time in a decade, according to July employment statistics just...

Owners of Mackinac Island’s iconic Grand Hotel announce sale

The owners of the iconic Grand Hotel on Michigan’s Mackinac Island said Tuesday that they’ve reached a tentative deal to sell the hotel to...

Events around Michigan to commemorate lives lost on 9/11

Numerous events and ceremonies are planned across Michigan to remember the people killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Michigan and U.S. flags within the state...

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