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FILE - The 2024 Ford F-150 truck is assembled at the Dearborn Truck Plant, April 11, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich.
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The Metro: Where Senate candidates stand on electric vehicles, tariffs

David Leins The Metro October 9, 2025

The next Senator representing Michigan could shift the balance of power in Washington, and their policies relating to the auto...

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  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: What urban farmers need from Detroit’s next mayor

Sam Corey The Metro October 9, 2025

There are about 2,200 urban gardens across Detroit. In a place with a lot of empty tracts,  that can be...

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The Metro: StoryFest explores the hidden forces that shape community

Robyn Vincent The Metro October 9, 2025

In metro Detroit, there’s constant movement. People coming, going, or staying by insistence or force. But sometimes the strongest currents...

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The Metro: Warren police launch program to break the cycle of domestic violence

Cary Junior II, Robyn Vincent The Metro October 9, 2025

The thousands of domestic violence calls Warren police receive annually are pushing law enforcement to act differently, to move faster...

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The Metro: Pot for potholes, or a hit to equity? Advocates push back

Robyn Vincent The Metro October 8, 2025

Michigan’s cannabis industry has become one of the largest in the nation. Last year alone, people here bought over $3...

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  • Politics, Government & Finance
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The Metro: Why officials want to cap parts of I-75

Sam Corey The Metro October 8, 2025

In metro Detroit, we’re accustomed to highways. They’re everywhere. They get us to where we’re going quite quickly. But they...

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The Metro: Non-profit calls on men to address domestic violence

Cary Junior II The Metro October 8, 2025

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and one local non-profit is recruiting men to help end the abuse.While men are...

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  • Culture & Music
  • The Metro

The Metro: Music royalties help pay for Michigan state employee retirements

Jack Filbrandt, Cary Junior II The Metro October 8, 2025

Detroit is a city with many musical connections. But one musical connection might be helping pay for your retirement.  Between...

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  • Community & Quality of Life
  • The Metro

The Metro: Truck routes enforced in Southwest, residents call for citywide ordinance

Jack Filbrandt The Metro October 8, 2025

The city has started enforcing new truck routes in Southwest Detroit this week.  For many years, residents have been blowing...

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The Metro: License plate readers in Ferndale draw criticism, face city council vote

David Leins The Metro October 7, 2025

Ferndale City Council will soon decide whether to renew a contract with public safety surveillance company Flock Safety for a subscription to their...

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  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: The values revealed in Michigan’s latest state budget

Sam Corey The Metro October 7, 2025

“Don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value,” former President Joe...

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The Metro: A criminal record still shuts too many doors in Michigan

Robyn Vincent The Metro October 6, 2025

In Michigan, some people coming home from prison face another kind of sentence — silence at the end of every...

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