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MSU urban planning professor says Detroit’s next mayor should invest in neighborhoods

Bre'Anna Tinsley June 4, 2025

Detroit residents will be voting for a new Mayor this year, and one Michigan State University Professor has some ideas...

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Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting

NPR June 4, 2025

President Trump took yet another step Tuesday to place NPR and PBS at the center of his broader clash with...

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A sculpture titled "A Walk in the Park" by Patrick Dougherty at Detroit's Eliza Howell Park in September 2021.
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The Metro: Detroit’s Sidewalk Festival is inspiring environmental change

Lauren Myers, Tia Graham, Nadia Zyiad, The Metro June 4, 2025

Local nonprofit Sidewalk Detroit has been supporting the community through artistic initiatives for more than a decade. The organization's 10th...

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Representative Noah Arbit (D-West Bloomfield) is a lead sponsor of legislation to add legal protections against antisemitism to Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.
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Detroit Evening Report: Dems want to expand Michigan civil rights act to cover antisemitism

Rick Pluta, Sascha Raiyn June 4, 2025

A group of Democratic state lawmakers is calling for an expansion of Michigan’s civil rights law to specifically include protections...

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Detroit-based singer-songwriter Jon Mikal-Bartee of The Idiot Kids joined "MI Local" in the studio this week.
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MI Local: Idiot Kids premiere and in-studio interview; new music from Jackamo, Jah Connery + more

Jeff Milo June 4, 2025

Identity and self-empowerment imbued with fast punk-tempos and ferocious guitars: it's "Zeros & Ones," the brand new single from Detroit-based...

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Santa Ono rejected for University of Florida presidency amid conservative backlash

Associated Press June 4, 2025

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Longtime academic Santa Ono was rejected Tuesday for the University of Florida presidency by the...

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The shoes DL Holmes would have his track team running in.
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The Metro: The beloved coach behind Detroit’s biggest track stars

Tia Graham, Nadia Zyiad, The Metro June 3, 2025

D.L. Holmes was the athletic director, track and cross-country coach at Wayne State University from 1917 to 1958. In a...

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About 100 unionized health care workers and others who depend on Medicaid demonstrated outside Michigan Republican Congressman John James' office in Warren on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan families, caregivers prepare for possible Medicaid cuts

Sascha Raiyn June 3, 2025

Experts say Medicaid cuts passed by the U.S. House could result in millions of people losing health care — including...

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In The Groove: New music from Marie Davidson, Stereolab, Luster + more

Adam Fox June 3, 2025

Ryan Patrick Hooper is taking a well-earned vacation, which means I (WDET Program Director Adam Fox) get to play radio...

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Students reading in a school library.
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The Metro: Ferndale library shares tips for fostering a love of reading this summer

Tia Graham, Nadia Zyiad, The Metro June 3, 2025

For many people — especially younger generations — recreational reading has become less common in recent years. According to data...

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A rendering of Detroit's Gratiot Site, where BAMF Health will operate a molecular imaging clinic, molecular therapy clinic, and a commercial manufacturing radiopharmacy.
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The Metro: How a Grand Rapids cancer center is using AI to identify, help treat disease

Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey, The Metro June 3, 2025

A cancer treatment center in Grand Rapids is bringing the future of medicine into the present. BAMF Health, founded and led...

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Michigan Lt. Gov. and gubernatorial candidate Garlin Gilchrist announced new statewide grant programs at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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Garlin Gilchrist announces new incentive programs for talent retention at Mackinac Policy Conference

Russ McNamara June 3, 2025

At the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island last week, Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist announced new incentive programs aimed...

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