Category: 2018 Election

One Detroit's Election Coverage 2018

View all the election coverage from One Detroit and the Detroit Journalism Cooperative. We interviewed the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates– watch Gretchen Whitmer and Bill Schuette below. You can also find on-demand video from the debates, ballot initiatives and reporter commentary.

Fixing the Districts

Jul 22, 2021

One Detroit finds out how we’ll lose a seat in Congress this next election cycle and how district lines might be redrawn.

Michigan Inauguration 2019

Dec 31, 2018

Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer was sworn in as Michigan’s 49th governor on January 1, 2019. Detroit Public Television provided a live feed of the swearing in ceremony from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

11/8/18: One Detroit – 2018 Election Results / Life Remodeled

Nov 8, 2018

One Detroit gets reaction from Michigan’s new Governor-elect, and the team analyzes the victory by looking at voter turnout, President Trump’s influence and the female factor in this year’s election.

2018 Michigan Election Results Coverage

Nov 7, 2018

One Detroit and its partners in the Detroit Journalism Cooperative were on duty yesterday working late into the night reporting on the election and its consequences.

2018 Midterm Election Results

Nov 7, 2018

Check out PBS Newshour for all of the election results from the 2018 midterm election.

PBS Election Coverage – WATCH LIVE

Nov 6, 2018

On election day, PBS Newshour will provide full primetime coverage and analysis of the midterm election results from 6pm until midnight.

One Detroit | Arab American Voters

Nov 5, 2018

One Detroit associate producer, Will Glover, sat down with Hassan Khalifeh from the Arab American News at the Qahwah house in Dearborn to talk about the thoughts and feelings of Arab American voters as the mid-term approaches

11/1/18: One Detroit CEO SUMMIT / 2018 ELECTION / State Attorney General’s Race / 13th Congressional District / Governor’s Race

Nov 1, 2018

Christy, Nolan and Stephen are at Cobo Center covering the Business Leaders for Michigan CEO Summit.

Michigan Attorney General race on PBS Newshour

Oct 31, 2018

One Detroit contributed to PBS NewsHour Wednesday, Oct. 31 on the Attorney General’s race in Michigan. The office of State Attorney General is playing an increasingly important role in national politics.

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News From Around Detroit

Art behind bars: U-M program is changing lives of Michigan inmates
by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Artwork from current and former inmates is on display through Sunday in the Free Your Mind: Art and Incarceration in Michigan exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
With a new director coming soon, what’s the state of DDOT?
by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Detroit Department of Transportation leader Mikel Oglesby is leaving at the close of October, prompting some advocates and union officials to worry about DDOT’s future. Oglesby and city leaders say plans will stay on track.
Metro Detroit students start new school year with familiar challenges, fresh solutions
by Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, Orlando Bailey, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit, Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press and Micah Walker (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
The 2023-24 year marks the fourth full school year since the pandemic started, and offers the state’s public schools an opportunity to recalibrate academic recovery programs, tackle mental health issues, and address longstanding problems.
New school year and new challenges on the first day of school in metro Detroit
by Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit, Orlando Bailey and Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
As the new school year begins in Detroit Public Schools Community District and others across Michigan, students face familiar challenges — with the promise of fresh solutions.
Eastside Community Network regroups after center rammed by pickup truck
by Olivia Lewis (Olivia Lewis, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Benjamin Noah Weinstein, a 42-year-old white Detroiter, is charged with six felonies in connection with the Aug. 19 incident that damaged the longtime community center with a predominately Black membership

National Headlines

Ukraine's Zelenskyy appeals to U.S. for continued aid against Russia's invasion
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy is visiting Washington with the goal of securing more armaments to repel Russia's 18-month invasion. But there is growing skepticism and some hostility toward the requests among House Republicans, even as senators met Zelenskyy with open arms. Laura Barrón-López and Lisa Desjardins discuss the latest developments in D.C., while Nick Schifrin reports from Kyiv.
Inside a Ukrainian brigade's battle 'through hell' to recapture a village on the way to Bakhmut
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is making his case in the U.S. for more money and weapons, and must persuade his audience that the counteroffensive is working. But as the 3rd Assault Brigade's experience shows, progress is difficult.
U.S. diplomat discusses American policy toward Ukraine amid Russian aggression
Before his mission to Washington, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy first stopped in New York on Tuesday to address the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council. Ambassador Victoria Nuland, who is the acting deputy secretary of state for the U.S., joins Amna Nawaz to discuss American policy and global security in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.