The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners met Wednesday night to support a request for the permanent addition of an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney to the Conviction Integrity & Expungement Unit in the county. The item was unanimously approved and will be considered at next month’s Board of Commissioners meeting on Nov. 3 for final approval.

Citing research that shows the face-scanning software is racially biased and prone to errors, the coalition of 12 organizations co-wrote a five-page letter warning commissioners about the consequences of a technology that other cities are banning.

DETROIT – Clergy members are warning that problems vexing Detroit’s water system – aging pipes, service interruptions, rising bills and widespread shutoffs – are coming soon to a Michigan town near you.

Gathering as downtown Detroit was under a boil water advisory because of a main break, religious leaders and academics on Monday released a 100-page report that calls for reinvestment and reform to Detroit’s system.

A report released Monday details ways to make water more accessible and affordable in the city of Detroit.

Detroit — A new report on Detroit's water system contends the city could be losing out on millions of dollars under a "flawed" 40-year lease with a regional authority forged in secret during Detroit's landmark bankruptcy.

"Congregations have maintained a social fabric as our city has gone through its turbulent periods," said Ponsella Hardaway, a report author and executive director of MOSES. "This is a big heavy burden on them that could force some to close."

MOSES is teaming up with several national progressive groups — the Center for Community Change Action, Planned Parenthood Action, Color of Change and SEIU (the Service Employees International Union) — to boost voter turnout in the 2018 election cycle.