Detroit residents have until Nov. 6 to apply for the Homeowners Property Exemption. Photo credit: Cydni Elledge/Outlier Media Detroiters eligible for a program that can reduce or eliminate their ...

You can still vote in Michigan without an ID, for now. But there are state and federal efforts to require citizenship documents.

Black Detroiters can get together to learn how to research genealogy and record oral history, plus more civic events around Detroit.

The commission had hoped to close on its first 10 home sales to DHC tenants in the spring. But officials said lenders rejected more than half the prospective buyers. And some tenants say the DHC’s own ...

This story was written by Randiah Camille Green and created in partnership with the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. It is ...

Dana Kornberg spent more than four years trying to reclaim her security deposit. Photo credit: Valaurian Waller for Outlier Media Dana Kornberg was so thrilled to get her security deposit back that ...

Landlords in Michigan often require tenants to pay a security deposit when they move in. The deposit typically covers unpaid bills or damage to the property beyond normal wear and tear. Otherwise, ...

We’re days away from finding out who will represent us in the Statehouse and in Washington. You can vote early through Sunday, Nov. 1 or go to the polls in person on Election Day. Civics and ...

In Detroit classrooms, civics teachers connect politics to students’ everyday lives. Photo credit: Cydni Elledge/Outlier Media In high school civics classrooms across Detroit, teachers and students ...