
- 4 days ago
July 2022
This issue of Downtown Newsmagazine contains our Voter Guide to the August 2 primary election, along with our endorsements of candidates...

- Jun 1
June 2022
Disappointment. That probably captures best my reaction to what took place in mid-May when state lawmakers voted to place on the November...

- Apr 27
May 2022
As we approach another election cycle at Downtown Newsmagazine, I can't help but recall one of the more important lessons given to me way...

- Mar 30
April 2022
When voters in 1992 were asked to approve Proposal B to usher in term limits for Michigan lawmakers and members of the administration, 69...

- Feb 22
March 2022
State voters could be facing a near record number of statewide ballot proposals when the November 8 general election arrives, including...

- Aug 24, 2021
September 2021
Critical Race Theory (CRT). The mere mention of this graduate level approach to American history brings immediate reaction from those on...

- Jul 27, 2021
August 2021
The right of citizens in Michigan to initiate law or constitutional changes by initiative petition has been subjected to a series of...

- Jun 23, 2021
July 2021
News editor Lisa's Brody's longform piece this month on the gender identity issue facing society couldn't be more timely as we close out...

- May 26, 2021
June 2021
Michigan House and Senate members are finally wrestling with the issue of financial disclosure by state officials but don't get your...

- May 8, 2021
May 2021
When my spouse in recent months was stopped for speeding (considerably, I might add) by local police on her way to work early one...