August 23rd, 20250DETROIT – Following the August 5 primary election that reduced the number of candidates for Detroit mayor from nine to just two, City Council President Mary Sheffield has emerged as the clear front runner to succeed outgoing Mayor Mike Duggan, who opted not to run for another term.
Sheffield not only dominated the polls with 51...
August 23rd, 20250DEARBORN – The Dearborn City Clerk’s office has confirmed that the Dearborn Wants Wards campaign has submitted enough valid signatures to place a referendum on the November ballot, calling for a change in how City Council members are elected.
According to a statement from the campaign, 4,082 of the 8,088 signatures submitted were...
August 15th, 20250HAMTRAMCK – In the first criminal charges to emerge from ongoing investigations into alleged corruption and fraud involving several city officials, City Councilmen Muhtasin Rahman Sadman, 26, and Mohammed Kamrul Hassan, 57, appeared in court last week on charges of alleged criminal activity from July 7, 2023, to Nov. 7, 2023 a time...
August 8th, 20250DEARBORN HEIGHTS – In a sweeping victory, Dearborn Heights City Council President Mo Baydoun decisively won the mayoral primary race on Tuesday, August 5, finishing far ahead of his closest challenger, Councilwoman Denise Malinowski-Maxwell. Baydoun received more than double the votes for Malinowski-Maxwell, with both candidates...
August 8th, 20250The 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...
July 27th, 20250LANSING — In her first public statement regarding an ongoing investigation into the alleged misuse of taxpayer funds, Governor Whitmer has called on State Attorney General Dana Nessel to recover $8.2 million from a $10 million grant received by Arab American businesswoman Fay Beydoun through a nonprofit she founded in 2022, which was...
July 27th, 20250LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is continuing to target student activists supporting Palestinian rights, despite mounting criticism in recent weeks, through what the TAHRIR Coalition — a broad coalition of student organizations at the University of Michigan — describes as an ongoing campaign of intimidation and...
