Beginning in late 2003, the Detroit Local Initiatives Support Corporation, with Ford Foundation funding, began a yearlong community-based process to arrive at a conceptual idea of what regional equity means in the Detroit region. This process, called the Metro Detroit Regional Investment...

When a library referendum appears on a ballot, it is because a library board wants to “let the voters decide.” There are several different kinds of library referenda, but the most common bond issues seek approval either to finance the purchase or construction of a library building or...