Stories tagged: "mayor"

Politics Black Lives Matter activists in Port Huron, Michigan.
Politics Keep Going Michigan: You Voted. What Now?

Today's voters can be tomorrow's leaders, explain Michigan activists. All it takes is turning political activation into political action.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel November 17, 2020 3:57 pm EST
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Social Justice After Years of Relocations, Dearborn Finally Removes Segregationist Mayor’s Statue

Dearborn protesters join a nationwide movement dismantling symbols of racism that exist in their communities.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain June 30, 2020 1:47 pm EDT
Breaking Former Mayor Beth Bashert (left), Mayor Pro Tempore Lois Richardson
Breaking Ypsilanti Mayor Replaced by Black Woman After Racist Remarks

Outrage and action from her own community prompted Beth Bashert's resignation, just halfway through her first term.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain June 24, 2020 2:01 pm EDT
Breaking FILE - In this March 11, 2013, file photo, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick leaves federal court after being convicted in Detroit, of corruption charges. Rev. Keyon Payton, A Michigan pastor, says Kilpatrick is being quarantined at a federal prison while awaiting a likely release in June, years before he's scheduled to finish a 28-year sentence for corruption. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons declined to comment about Kilpatrick, saying only that he remains in custody at the prison in Oakdale, La. (David Coates/Detroit News via AP, File)
Breaking Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Will Be Released From Prison

Coronavirus concerns mean early release for the ex-Detroit mayor, allies say.

Associated Press Associated Press May 25, 2020 12:12 pm EDT
Politics Sterling Heights’s Republican Mayor Michael C. Taylor voted for Presidential candidate Joe Biden in the Michigan primary, not Donald Trump. Photo via Twitter
Politics This Big GOP Mayor in Macomb County Just Voted Democrat. Here’s Why.

Sterling Heights mayor breaks from Republican counterparts by voting for Biden. Here’s what it signals.

Jessica Strachan Jessica Strachan March 17, 2020 3:07 pm EDT

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United Auto Workers union members and Jeep workers Sheri Fisher and Mark Zydel hold up signs to traffic during a strike for improved compensation outside of the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 in Toledo, Ohio. (Phillip L. Kaplan /The Blade via AP) Economy Autoworkers Strikes Spread to Lansing as More Workers Join Picket Line
The Hippie Tree. (Photo via Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0) History That One Time in Michigan…When a Tree Became a Portal to Hell
Sip with Purpose: A Guide to 12 Woman-Owned Coffee Shops in MI, Listed by Region Lifestyle Sip With Purpose: 15 Women-Owned Coffee Shops in MI, Listed by Region
Michigan State coach Mel Tucker walks the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Richmond, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won 45-14. (AP Photo/Al Goldis) Accountability Mel Tucker Attorney Wants MSU to Preserve Documents for Potential Lawsuit