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Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint Township) at a WDET event. Kildee announced Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, that he would be retiring next year after the end of his sixth term.
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MichMash: Rep. Dan Kildee joins list of departing Democrats in Congress

Hernz Laguerre November 24, 2023

After serving six terms in Congress, Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee announced this week that he won’t seek reelection to the...

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Michigan state capitol building.
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Supporters: Language access bills a potential ‘gamechanger’

Colin Jackson November 23, 2023

Michigan bills awaiting the governor’s signature would require government agencies to provide language-access services for people with limited English proficiency....

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she looks forward to signing more laws that further roll back abortion restrictions.
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Whitmer signs more bills to repeal abortion restrictions

Rick Pluta November 22, 2023

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Tuesday to roll back more abortion restrictions remaining on the books in Michigan even though...

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Protesters attend a meeting of Michigan's new Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission on Oct. 21, 2021, in Lansing, Mich.
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Plaintiff, redistrict commission lawyers project confidence after redistricting lawsuit trial

Colin Jackson November 21, 2023

Both sides of a lawsuit over Michigan’s legislative district maps projected confidence Monday as attorneys prepared their post-trial briefs. The...

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Detroit City Council members listen to public comments during a session on March 28, 2023 in Detroit, Mich.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: The ins and outs of Detroit’s voting district changes

Detroit Today November 21, 2023

For much of the previous century, voters in the city were part of at-large districts. That means that regardless of...

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FILE - U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 24, 2020. Kildee announced Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, that he would be retiring next year after the end of his sixth term.
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Detroit Today: Why Dan Kildee will not seek reelection

Detroit Today November 20, 2023

Michigan U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) announced last week he will not seek reelection in 2024, creating an opening for House Republicans...

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Ferndale Mayor Melanie Piana speaks with Stephen Henderson on Detroit Today in the WDET studios on Feb. 15, 2023.
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Detroit Today: What will it take to get regional transit in southeast Michigan?

Detroit Today November 20, 2023

The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan was created in 2012 with the task of orchestrating and enhancing mobility options...

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Shri Thanedar in-studio at WDET-FM on Oct. 20, 2022.
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Congressman Shri Thanedar in the hot seat as 2024 election looms

Russ McNamara November 20, 2023

Shri Thanedar’s election to a Detroit-centric Congressional seat last year was divisive. He’d only recently moved to the city and...

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Three boys, identities unknown, pose in front of a five and dime store in Detroit’s Near East Side. The area includes the Brush Park, Paradise Valley, and Black Bottom neighborhoods, 1930s-1940s.
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  • Reckoning 375

Reckoning 375: Why advocates say centering Black voices is key in I-375’s redevelopment

Detroit Today November 17, 2023

 In the next installment of Detroit Today's miniseries, Reckoning 375, we explore what I-375's reimagining would look like if...

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FILE — Blighted homes in Detroit.
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Detroit Today: The case for a Land Value Tax in Detroit

Detroit Today November 16, 2023

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's Land Value Tax Plan would change the way the city values houses and the land, with...

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Michigan U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) announced Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2024.
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Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee announces he will not seek reelection

Jenny Sherman November 16, 2023

Michigan U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) announced Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2024, creating an opening for House...

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President Joe Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference.
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Xi-Biden meeting seen as putting rocky relations back on course, though main differences remain

Associated Press November 16, 2023

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Perhaps just shaking hands and sitting down together can be enough sometimes. At their four-hour meeting...

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