Detroit City Wire

GOP official: 'Proposal 2 could make it easier for criminals to vote'

By David Beasley | Oct 11, 2022

As supporters of "Promote the Vote" continues their campaign for Proposal 2, unsettling revelations indicate the ballot language may open the doors for criminals currently serving time being able to vote.

Michigan GOP district chair on ballot initiative: 'It is a moral outrage that we are seeing Promote the Vote deceive our neighbors'

By David Beasley | Aug 30, 2022

As organizers behind a ballot initiative are mounting a push toward the November election, election integrity advocates are sounding the alarm. A local GOP chairman says the Promote the Vote ballot initiative will weaken Michigan election law, which is opposed by a supermajority of Michiganders from across the political spectrum.

Arps: 'An overwhelming majority of Michiganders support strengthening our elections'

By David Beasley | May 22, 2022

Race and voting laws are contentious subjects for Democrats and Republicans.

Arps: Voter ID encourages black participation at the polls

By David Beasley | Feb 16, 2022

Requiring voters to present identification increases rather than discourages black voter participation, Chris Arps, president of Americans for Citizen Voting, said on the Steve Gruber podcast.

Gleaners Community Food Bank campaigns for 'hunger-free summer'

By David Beasley | Aug 20, 2020

The goal of Gleaners Community Food Bank in Detroit is to have a "hunger-free summer."