

July 2022
This issue of Downtown Newsmagazine contains our Voter Guide to the August 2 primary election, along with our endorsements of candidates...
Jun 27, 2022


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...
Jun 1, 2022


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...
Apr 27, 2022


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...
Mar 29, 2022


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


September 2021
Critical Race Theory (CRT). The mere mention of this graduate level approach to American history brings immediate reaction from those on...
Aug 24, 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...
Jul 27, 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...
Jun 23, 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 26, 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...
May 8, 2021