Six votes trigger Hamtramck mayoral recount between Mahmood and Alharbi

November 27th, 20250 HAMTRAMCK – The Wayne County Board of Canvassers voted on Tuesday to authorize a recount in the Hamtramck mayoral election, at the request of City Councilman Muhith Mahmood, who lost by just six votes. The recount is scheduled for Tuesday, December 2, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Wayne County Clerk’s Office. Five teams of two people...

Key results from the municipal primary elections in Metro Detroit

August 8th, 20250 The Aug. 5 primary elections narrowed down mayoral candidates in seven cities across Metro Detroit and also trimmed down the field for City Council races in several other municipalities. Meanwhile, ballot initiatives related to public safety and school funding produced mixed results. Most cities in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties did...

Bloomfield Township trustee censored for criticizing Zionism

October 18th, 20241 Bloomfield Township’s Board of Trustees hosted three and a half hours of public comment in response to an anti-Zionist post by Trustee Stephanie Fakih and voted 6-1, with Fakih opposed, to censure her on Oct. 14. Fakih posted a story to her private Instagram on Oct. 4 that says “Israeli Zionists are the scum of the earth and the...