03-06-2025
Trail Mix: Detroit transit mayoral event coming up
Welcome back to our weekly roundup of local election news.
Answer received: The hosts of a Detroit mayoral forum last month asked the candidates to answer who on the ballot they would vote for if they weren't candidates themselves. It took coaxing to get answers, many of which you can read here.
Pastor Solomon Kinloch Jr. didn't attend, so when we saw him at the Mackinac Policy Conference last week, we asked him what he would have said.
He told Axios he wouldn't have answered the question — that he was told "a long time ago" that just because someone asked, doesn't mean you need to answer.
Transit advocates, rise: Another mayoral candidate gathering is coming up at 6pm Wednesday — but this one is a deep dive into transit issues hosted by nonprofit Transportation Riders United and partners.
TRU says it won't endorse, but believes better public transit is "crucial to the future of the city," so voters need to hear the candidates' ideas and stances.
In-person tickets sold out, but it can be viewed virtually.
