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Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield signed her first executive order, directing the city’s assessor to adopt national standards and increase transparency to ensure fair and accurate property assessments.

City council members from Troy, north of Detroit, are working on getting funding for a new public library. Last year, residents rejected a $137 million proposal that included funding for roads, parks and recreation, public safety, and the public library.

Mayor Mary Sheffield was sworn in on January 1, 2026, as Detroit’s 76th mayor, making history as the first woman elected to lead the city.

First, a review of statewide changes to sex education standards. Then, a Yooper's long-time devotion to sunrises. Plus, Michigan Public's On Hand took a deep dive into why Kalamazoo shows up in so many songs.

First, an analysis of Detroit's mayoral election. Then, a review of various school funding issues that were on the Michigan ballot. Plus, a lot of eyes have been on New York's mayoral election; we learned more about the effect of the "Mamdani moment" in Michigan.

Former longtime city councilman Kermit Williams and current city council president Mike McGuinness are running to be Pontiac’s next mayor. Pontiac Mayor Tim Greimel, a former state representative, is running for U.S. Congress.

The two candidates on the ballot for the Dearborn Heights mayoral race are acting mayor Mo Baydoun and city councilwoman Denise Malinowski-Maxwell.

The Detroit mayoral candidates debated some of the challenges the city faces.

Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies gathered to highlight continued declines in the number of homicides, shootings, and carjackings since the pandemic.

First, a look at who's who in Detroit's mayoral election. Then, why the University of Michigan's Symphonic Band may be coming to your town. Plus, a historical fiction novel about a storied, Northern Michigan asylum.