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3D-printed replica firearms that were found by U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers in a carry-on bag at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on February 20, 2020.
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Michigan House Dems target ghost guns, gun sellers in new package

Colin Jackson June 5, 2025

So-called “ghost guns” could become illegal in Michigan under new bills in the state House. Those are firearms often 3D...

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Miami to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.
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Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect Monday

Associated Press June 5, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries...

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Jocelyn Benson being interviewed by WDET
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Benson articles of impeachment introduced in the Michigan House

Colin Jackson June 5, 2025

A Republican lawmaker in the Michigan House is introducing articles of impeachment against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. The articles...

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Detroit Pastor Solomon Kinloch Jr. smiling and sitting in the WDET studios in a blue suit.
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The Metro: Triumph Pastor Solomon Kinloch talks church legacy, Detroit mayoral race

Lauren Myers, Cary Junior II, The Metro June 4, 2025

For many faithful folks in Detroit, Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. is a familiar name and face. As the senior pastor...

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Houses in Detroit's Live6 neighborhood.
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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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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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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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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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Branches, limbs and even whole trees were toppled by the ice storms that hit northern Michigan beginning March 29, 2025. Here, debris lies along the side of Polish Line Road in Cheboygan.
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Whitmer signs bill to forgive school days lost to ice storms

Rick Pluta June 3, 2025

Northern Michigan school districts forced into an extended shutdown due to massive ice storms this spring will have a waiver from...

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The Metro: Breaking through bureaucracy with Soap Box Detroit

John Filbrandt June 2, 2025

While the Detroit Documenters are providing easier access to information on local government, they’re not the only ones.  Dan Arking...

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Former Congressman and U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra speaks with WDET's Russ McNamara during the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says concerns over tariffs ‘overblown’

Russ McNamara June 2, 2025

New U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying the effect of tariffs on the auto industry.The former Congressman and...

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