Civic Issues
Explore the issues shaping Detroit — each one links real legislation, representatives, and candidates back to official sources.
Small-business grants, workforce development, and neighborhood commercial investment.
Literacy investment amid Detroit Public Schools' declining enrollment and school consolidation.
Water affordability programs and ongoing industrial air-quality concerns in southwest Detroit.
Detroit's first citywide health assessment since 2018 targets maternal health and access barriers.
Affordable housing supply, blight removal, and protections against corporate landlords.
The Joe Louis Greenway build-out, Belle Isle Park, and ARPA-funded recreation center investment.
Detroit's historic multi-year decline in violent crime and continued gun-violence prevention efforts.
Bus fleet and terminal investment, plus a possible regional transit funding measure.