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Proposal 1: Detroit voters’ guide to the Michigan ballot initiative

Funding for parks and public lands sounds like an easy yes for conservationists -- but that’s an oversimplification of what’s…

4 years ago

Profiles in the fight for environmental justice: Dr. Tony Reames

Dr. Reames is a Black researcher at the highest levels of academia studying issues that directly affect Black people.

4 years ago

Behind the state’s decision to extend Grand Prix on Belle Isle to two weekends in 2021

The change in the Grand Prix’s schedule is a striking turn of events for an issue that’s inspired such heated…

4 years ago

Detroit voting guide: Everything to know about the election

Detroit voters have more options than ever to cast their votes for the Nov. 3 general election -- but those…

4 years ago

Michigan will soon automatically expunge some felonies

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan will automatically expunge qualifying felonies after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Monday in Detroit that…

4 years ago

Should Detroit spend $250 million on bonds to fight blight? The city’s 2013 bankruptcy offers some lessons

Detroit's financial struggles of the recent past are worth looking at as voters decide whether Detroit should issue $250 million…

4 years ago

Highland Park’s long path to lead-free water

To understand the challenges of testing for lead in water, look no further than Highland Park. At the end of…

4 years ago

Behind the state’s decision to extend Grand Prix on Belle Isle to two weekends in 2021

Planet Detroit has learned that 2020 will likely not count towards the race’s three-year contract since this year’s event was…

4 years ago

Michigan’s census response is high, but undercount fears loom

Michigan is tied for the seventh-best self-response rate to the 2020 census, but officials fear some communities will be undercounted.

4 years ago

Proposal N: Your voter guide to the Detroit ballot initiative

Here’s everything you need to know about the $250 million blight bond before voting.

4 years ago