Wayne County Community College District is rolling out the latest of a series of new student service programs precisely where many of its more than 72,000 students look first —their smartphones and other mobile devices. ...

Police officers and fire fighters got attention in August for distributing flyers at Tigers’ games, warning fans to “enter Detroit at your own peril.” Their anger at cuts necessitated by a shrinking tax base might well be directed at their own Police and Fire Pension Fund. The fund is out to further decimate neighborhoods by ousting a group of homeowners who never directly borrowed from them. ...

Weeks after voters rejected police and fire millage renewals, Benton Harbor Emergency Financial Manager Joseph Harris has announced a “special assessment” to fund the city’s public safety expenses. ...

Michigan Board of Canvassers certified Proposal 1 Nov. 26, making the repeal of Public Act 4 official. The law, which gave unchecked powers to emergency managers over fiscally-challenged cities and school districts had been suspended since Aug. 8 when the Board of Canvassers, following an Appeals Court order, approved petitions to place the law on the November ballot. ...

State Rep. Fred Durhal, D-Detroit, announced his candidacy for mayor, Nov. 26, at Detroit’s Unity Baptist Church. Durhal currently represents the 6th District of Michigan, which includes parts of Detroit’s west side and southwest side. ...

The holiday season has begun — Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kwanzaa and the New Year. What does this time of year mean to you? ...

A team of citizens and supporters from across Michigan and from as far as New York City gathered Nov. 20 to erect the first solar-powered streetlight in Highland Park. ...

What kind of city will Detroit become? That is the fundamental question underlying the struggles swirling through the City Council chambers. It is the question that has been brewing, sometimes boiling over, in public opposition to much of the direction dictated by the state, the foundation-government elite and Mayor Dave Bing. ...

Detroit will have two representatives Nov. 24 at Michigan High School Athletic Association’s State Football Finals at Ford Field: Last year’s Division I State Champions, Detroit Public Schools’ Cass Tech, and Catholic High School C-D Champions, Loyola Academy. Cass Tech relied on its speed and high-powered offense as the Technicians (11-2) defeated Lake Orion 34-27 Nov. 17 at Troy Athens High School. Sophom ...

The most fundamental problem with House Bill 6004 is that it is grossly unconstitutional. It establishes a state K-12 school district under the direct control of the governor. Article VIII of the Michigan Constitution, which defines roles and responsibilities in education, does not even reference the Office of the Governor. Section 3 of that article states: “Leadership and general supervision over all publi ...