Urban Affairs

Detroit city clerk candidate who lost by 1,482 votes wants absentee votes recounted.

Democracy isn’t pretty. It’s even less so in Detroit, so experts are urging audits of balloting to restore faith in elections.

Clerk candidate Garlin Gilchrist says he’s concerned about reports of irregularities and may seek a recount in his narrow loss Tuesday.

Few surprises in Detroit, Flint and other cities. Here are takeaways from Tuesday’s elections.

She grew up in America, married an American and had an American baby. Her story could hold lessons to Dreamers worried about deportation. (video)

Undocumented immigrants are increasingly ‘self-deporting,’ returning to Mexico or other countries and forsaking the American Dream. (video)

Deportation split his family in two. Now, he’s surrounded by shanties and homes without running water. (video)

Rampant turnover has schools yearning for teachers and turning to bonuses and penalties. Research shows the instability is bad for kids.

Watch the debate right here on Bridge with the incumbent Mayor Mike Duggan and challenger state Senator Coleman Young II.

Bridge Magazine examines four corners of Detroit. The numbers say the city is improving. The people sometimes tell another story.