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The Enduring Bond of Oakland County Judge Fred Mester and Kenneth Briggs

On a crisp Veterans Day morning in Michigan, Kenneth Briggs, now Chief of Pretrial and Justice Services for Oakland County, stood alongside the man...

Michigan Senate Race: El-Sayed Gains Detroit Endorsements from Horace Sheffield, Tlaib

U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed joined U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib and community members Saturday as part of his campaign that has largely focused on...

COMMUNITY VOICES — This Detroit Election Proved What We’ve Always Known: Black-Owned Firms Get It Done

By Antonice Strickland, VP of PR & Business Development, 98Forward When Detroit made history by electing Council President Mary Sheffield as its first woman mayor,...

Detroit’s New Democratic Socialist Councilman-Elect Wants Residents to Have Say in City Funding

Voters tasked with choosing the next Detroit City Council member in District 7 replaced a pro-business former state legislator with a self-described leftist whose...

Rx Kids Expands to Ypsilanti With Direct Cash Support for New Moms and Babies

The State of Michigan recently committed $270 million to expand Rx Kids to additional Michigan communities over the next three years. That expansion now...

Sheffield Announces ‘Community Centered’ Mayoral Transition Effort

Detroit Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield has tapped attorney Melvin Butch Hollowell to lead her transition effort, the group announced in a press release Wednesday morning. Rise...

Michigan Democrats Flock to Sheffield’s Victory Party

High profile Democrats from Detroit and across the state came to the MGM Detroit Tuesday night to celebrate Detroit Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield's landslide win. Her...

Detroit Unofficial Election Results: City Council Incumbents Fight Off Challengers

Editor's note: This story is being updated as the Detroit Elections Department uploads the latest vote totals to its website. Three competitive Detroit City Council...

Election Day in Detroit: What to Know Before Voting, How to Find Results

Voters in Detroit and across the state are hitting the polls Tuesday to usher in new mayors, clerks and city council members. The contests in...

‘Lift Every Voice and Vote’ Rallies Faith Community as Detroit Goes to the Polls

An upstart coalition of pastors and political operators are hoping to boost voter turnout through the city's churches. Lift Every Voice and Vote Detroit (LEVV)...

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