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Experts Unpack the Kyle Rittenhouse Not Guilty Verdicts

Detroit Today November 22, 2021

More than a year after the killing of two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin who were protesting racial injustice and police...

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Abdul El-Sayed 1 8/20/2018
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Michigan’s Latest COVID-19 ‘Surge’ Is Different, El-Sayed Says: ‘It’s Not 2020 Anymore’

Detroit Today, Nora Rhein November 19, 2021

Michigan now leads the country in the emergence of new COVID-19 cases, which has many concerned as Michiganders begin to gather...

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How Detroit’s ‘Fake Landlord’ Scam Is Forcing People Out of Their Homes

Detroit Today November 18, 2021

If you’re like the vast majority of Americans, you’ve worked pretty hard to pay for and maintain your home. According to...

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Emergency 911 Public Safety Police 10/30/2018
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Mental Health Professionals, Not Police, Should Respond to Crises, Say Michigan Advocates

Detroit Today, Nora Rhein November 12, 2021

When someone is having a behavioral health crisis, the standard response is to send a police officer. However, introducing law...

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Michigan Supreme Court
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Michigan’s Problem-Solving Courts for Mental Illness, Veterans and Addiction Get Infusion of Resources

Detroit Today, Nora Rhein November 12, 2021

Problem-solving courts, or courts that provide alternatives to imprisonment for nonviolent offenders, accommodate those in the criminal justice system with mental health...

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New Michigan Policy Aims to Defend the Rights of Incarcerated Mothers

Detroit Today, Nora Rhein November 11, 2021

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration recently expanded maternal and postpartum health care for incarcerated mothers through a new policy directive with...

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Michigan GOP Rep. Upton on Guard after Receiving Death Threats over Vote for Infrastructure Bill

Quinn Klinefelter November 11, 2021

(Editor's note: This web story contains strong language.) Only 13 Republicans joined a majority of Democrats in the U.S. House...

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Detroit Police Chief James White
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Detroit Police Grapple With Corruption and Changing Policies Under Federal Scrutiny

Eli Newman November 10, 2021

As one investigation into Detroit police corruption ramps up, another one has ended. The Detroit Police Department is trying to...

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Michigan Schools Roll Out Vaccination Plans for 5- to 11-Year-Old Students

Sascha Raiyn November 9, 2021

Michigan schools are making plans to start vaccinating elementary-age students as early as this week. Oakland Schools has partnered with...

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Suspensions and Expulsions Hurt More Than They Help Metro Detroit Students, Says Criminal Justice Professor

Detroit Today, Nora Rhein November 9, 2021

Suspensions and expulsions are normal parts of discipline in the American school system, occurring almost as frequently as “timeouts.” In his new book...

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Detroit Launches a New Electronic Emergency Notification System

Meta Stange November 8, 2021

City of Detroit City officials are urging residents to sign up for Detroit Alerts 365, a new electronic emergency notification...

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U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Supreme Court Firearms Case Could Reshape Gun Control in America

Detroit Today November 4, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court could decide a case this term that would have major implications for gun rights and gun...

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