Three weeks after arriving in Ann Arbor, John Volker has already noticed one big difference between here and his last stop. “This is more like a classic college town,” Volker said by phone this week.

Rosa Parks has been gone for nearly 20 years. Her legacy lives on, and now the City of Detroit wants to ensure her longtime ...

A local historic designation would protect the flat from demolition or major outward changes without city approval. A public hearing is planned.

John Twist, who learned to repair British sports cars in England, planned to retire after closing his West Michigan shop, but ...

At the federal level, the offices of several Democratic members of Michigan's congressional delegation confirmed to the Free ...

At some of Detroit's mayoral forums, the frustration of residents takes center stage, more than what candidates have to say.

Former Congressman John Conyers, City Council member JoAnn Watson and “Reparations ... More opinion: Democrats better hope Michigan Gov. Whitmer changes her mind about presidential run My worst fear ...

Every federal, state or local elected or appointed official swears an oath to the constitutions of the United States, their state and their local government. Given the abuse federal and state ...

John Conyers Jr. must go — after 53 years in Congress, after a stellar career of fighting for equality, after contributing so much to southeast Michigan and the nation. It’s a tragic end to ...

Freshman U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, a Detroit Democrat, introduced legislation last week to name the federal building at 985 Michigan Ave. after Conyers, who was the longest-serving Black member of ...

John Conyers. the former congressman from Detroit who served 52 years in the U.S. House of representatives, died at age 90 on Oct. 27. ... Michigan, the list could not ...

Former Michigan Congressman John Conyers Jr. died at the age of 90, police confirmed Sunday.