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Detroit voter survey: Your voice matters

Detroiters' votes count -- and we want your help in developing our election coverage....

Detroitâ€™s ballot tracker was meant to instill trust in voting by mail. For some voters, it did the opposite

Everything we know about BallotTrax, the Detroit ballot tracker that caused confusion for some voters who cast votes by mail....

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Does Detroit have a progressive future?

What Wayne County Prosecutor challenger Victoria Burton-Harris' outcome in the August primary says about the future of progressive leadership for Detroit....

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Detroitâ€™s primary was a total mess. Hereâ€™s what went wrong for voters

Polling places changed last minute, absentee ballots that never came, polls that opened late -- voting issues plagued the Detroit primary....

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Flood of mail-in ballots could slow vote counting for Michigan primary

A sharp increase in the number of people voting by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic could slow the counting of ballots in Michigan's August...

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6 ways Victoria Burton-Harris would reform criminal justice if elected Wayne County Prosecutor

For the first time since she was elected in 2004, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy faces a significant challenger in Victoria Burton-Harris, an avowed progressive...

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Lawmakers make cuts, draw on rainy day funds to cover Michigan’s $2 billion budget hole

Michigan lawmakers began approving a plan Wednesday to address a $2.2 billion state budget hole caused by the coronavirus pandemic, relying on a mix of...

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