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Checkmark 05/18/2018
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Survey Shows Workers Aren’t Worried About Tech [GRAPH + TRANSCRIPT]

Pat Batcheller May 21, 2018

Are you worried that technology will make your job obsolete? A new survey says most Metro Detroit workers don't feel...

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Electrician skilled trades prevailing wage bls.gov 5/18/2018
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Four Things You Should Know About Prevailing Wage in Michigan

Cheyna Roth, Jake Neher May 18, 2018

WDET/Laura Herberg There's a lot of talk lately about Michigan's prevailing wage law and whether it's about to go away. ...

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Casino Montage
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Will Michigan Legalize Sports Betting And What Would It Mean for the Economy?

Detroit Today May 18, 2018

Jake Neher/WDET This week, the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door for legal sports betting across the country. In a...

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Charlie LeDuff 2 5/18/2018
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Detroit’s Charlie LeDuff Talks Writing, L Brooks Patterson, and “A Choo-Choo”

Detroit Today May 18, 2018

Jake Neher/WDET Writer Tom Wolfe died this week. Wolfe, who was famous for works such as "The Right Stuff" and...

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Detroit’s Budget and Gambling Revenue [TRANSCRIPT]

Sandra Svoboda May 17, 2018

If sports betting is legalized in Michigan for casinos to operate, estimates start at $300 million for its industry potential.  But what...

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Detroit Economic Activity Index May 2018
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Detroit Economy Trending Toward Improvement [TRANSCRIPT]

Sandra Svoboda May 16, 2018

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Detroit branch Detroit's economy is improving, according to an index constructed from a combination of...

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DPTV Skilled Trades Roadshow 5/15/2018
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DPTV Roadshow Explores How Detroit Organizations Look to Fill ‘Skills Gap’

Detroit Today May 15, 2018

USDA.gov More than 800,000 jobs in Michigan might go unfilled between now and 2022 without an immediate influx of skilled...

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Michigan Votes Election Polling Place 8.8.17-jn
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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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How Will Trump’s Presidency Affect the Midterm Elections in Michigan?

Detroit Today May 14, 2018

Jake Neher/WDET It's almost a historical inevitability in America that a new political party in the White House means losses for...

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AuSable River Group: “We’ll Stop at Nothing to Preserve Waterway”

Amy Miller May 14, 2018

Michigan’s AuSable River is at the center of a lawsuit. A recreational fishing group is claiming that a commercial fish...

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Downtown Detroit 4/11/2018
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New Kresge Study Looks At Detroit’s Revitalization and Who’s Benefiting

Detroit Today May 14, 2018

Laura Weber Davis/WDET We've been talking for several years now about Detroit’s resurgence. We've contemplated, on this show and as a...

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Pot Marijuana Dispensary
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MI Pot Proposal FAQ

Amy Miller May 8, 2018

  It looks like Michigan voters will decide in November whether to legalize recreational marijuana. Unless the state legislature votes...

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Wayne State, Detroit Medical Center Extend Partnership for Six Months

Quinn Klinefelter May 7, 2018

Wayne State University officials say they are extending a partnership with the Detroit Medical Center for the next six months....

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