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Congress ICE Masks
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The Metro: A former Detroit police chief spent his career building trust. He says ICE is dismantling it

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 10, 2026

  Federal immigration agents have been involved in at least 30 shootings since President Trump returned to office — eight...

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Students and teacher in a classroom
  • Education
  • The Metro

The Metro: The plan to fix Michigan’s teacher shortage

The Metro, Sam Corey February 5, 2026

Most everyone wants students to have good teachers. But how do we adequately prepare educators, and keep them in the...

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USA Dev Team bench
  • The Metro

The Metro: How a Plymouth ice hockey training program develops Olympic-level talent

The Metro, Cary Junior II February 5, 2026

It’s a tough journey to become a professional athlete nowadays, especially for Hockey players, so athletes pursue training programs at...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: Arts college emphasizes sustainability in winter lecture series

The Metro, Cary Junior II February 4, 2026

As conversations about climate change continue to evolve, the College for Creative Studies (CCS) is being proactive about the role...

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The Detroit skyline from Hart Plaza.
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The Metro: Why Detroit needs more money — and how it could be raised

The Metro, Sam Corey February 4, 2026

Detroit has a lot of needs, including things like bus transit, policing and security, and trash pickup. Those things cost...

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Representatives from the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan held a ribbon cutting on Thursday, March 21, 2024, for the Detroit Air Xpress bus route between downtown Detroit and Detroit Metro Airport launching this month.
  • The Metro
  • Transit

The Metro: The bus is running. The question is how well

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 3, 2026

After years of pandemic disruption, driver shortages, and declining public trust, Southeast Michigan’s transit agencies say they’re finally back on...

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WSU Press books
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The Metro: Good reads from the Wayne State University Press

The Metro, Cary Junior II February 3, 2026

Since 1941 the Wayne State University Press has published over two-thousand titles that explore a number of topics from literature,...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: Could a free market ease Michigan’s affordability crisis?

The Metro, Sam Corey February 3, 2026

Affordability. That’s the word that’s been buzzing around politics.  In November, Democrats across the country won on the promise of...

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A hand pulls a $20 bill out of a wallet
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  • The Metro

The Metro: The liberal politicians enacting an affordability agenda

The Metro, Sam Corey February 3, 2026

To counter President Donald Trump's agenda, liberals aren't discussing democracy. They're talking about the issue of affordability. Last year, Congressional...

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KateGuzman
  • The Metro

The Metro: A year into the MAHA era, local health departments try to pick up the pieces

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 2, 2026

Public health decisions touch homes, classrooms, and workplaces across Michigan, but the system behind those decisions is under extraordinary strain....

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  • The Metro

The Metro: Have protests against ICE been effective?

The Metro, Sam Corey February 2, 2026

Many have been actively engaging and organizing against federal immigration enforcement and the killings of Americans at the hands of...

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The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle had been under construction since November 2022.
  • The Metro

The Metro: The humility and light of Albert Kahn

The Metro, Sam Corey February 2, 2026

Of all the architects in Detroit, one of the best known may be Albert Kahn. He designed some of the...

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