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Politicians and media reports indicate Detroit is in the middle of an economic resurgence. That’s true for the central business districts. That’s not the…

7,100 bodies are buried at the former Eloise mental hospital in Westland, near Detroit. But you'd never guess that from walking around the property.That’s…

What defines affordable housing? According to the federal government, affordable housing means not spending more than 30% of your income on housing. In a…

By official economic measures, this country has emerged from the Great Recession.But recovery is not being felt in many neighborhoods in large and…

This week in Michigan Politics, political analyst Jack Lessenberry talks about Wayne County’s financial crisis and the plans to fix it, children in…

A new report says more children in Michigan are growing up in low-income households now than during the Great Recession, even though the state's…

How wide is the wage gap between men and women in Michigan?It’s a question that needs to be explored in a state where the 2010 U.S. Census found 284,000…

Gang members across the country aren’t just carrying guns. They’re also armed with Twitter and Facebook.That’s the focus of a study whose title really…

You might have heard of Camp Take Notice, the tent city in Ann Arbor that was forced to close nearly three years ago.VivianaPernot has made a short…

Giving women a stronger voice in Michigan is the goal of a new coalition.MI-Lead is composed of more than 30 organizations, from civil liberties and…