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President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, June 30, 2023, in Washington, as his administration is moving forward on a new student debt relief plan after the Supreme Court struck down his original initiative.
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Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan canceling $39 billion in student loans

Associated Press August 7, 2023

Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student...

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Donald Trump supporters gather at TCF Center in downtown Detroit in November 2020.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: What a Michigan Trump voter thinks about the latest indictment

Detroit Today August 4, 2023

Michigan voters helped Donald Trump become president in 2016. And even though he didn’t win the state, many Michiganders voted...

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Jocelyn Benson being interviewed by WDET
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: What Jocelyn Benson has been doing to protect Michigan’s elections

Detroit Today August 4, 2023

Earlier this week, former president Donald Trump — the frontrunner for the Republican 2024 presidential nomination — was indicted over...

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Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Oakland County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner, Sunday, June 25, 2023, in Novi, Mich.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Why Michigan is at the epicenter of Trump’s recent indictment

Detroit Today August 3, 2023

In a 45-page grand jury indictment of Donald Trump released earlier this week, Michigan is mentioned nearly 40 times, including an...

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Members and supporters of the Asian American community speak out against the demolition of a 140-year-old building in Detroit's former Chinatown neighborhood on July 31, 2023.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: How can the legacy of Detroit’s Chinatown be preserved?

Detroit Today August 2, 2023

Last weekend, a 140-year-old building that had once provided resources for Chinese immigrants was demolished by the Ilitch's Olympia Development...

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A person signs a petition for a ballot proposal on a clipboard.
  • MichMash
  • Politics, Government & Finance

MichMash: Unorthodox recall petitions filed against state lawmakers

Hernz Laguerre August 2, 2023

The executive director of Voters Not Politicians, Jamie Lyons-Eddy, is calling the recall petitions against eight Michigan lawmakers anti-democratic. Jon...

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Stock photo of textbooks and desk.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Education
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Detroit Today: Analyzing the ambitious goals of Michigan’s new education budget

Detroit Today August 2, 2023

Gov. Whitmer’s newly signed budget allocated more than $24.3 billion for Michigan education for the 2024 fiscal year.  According to...

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FILE - Matthew DePerno, Republican candidate for Michigan attorney general, speaks during a rally at the Michigan state Capitol, Oct. 12, 2021, in Lansing, Mich.
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Michigan prosecutors charge Trump allies, including Matthew DePerno, in felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’

Associated Press August 1, 2023

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former Republican attorney general candidate and another supporter of former President Donald Trump have been...

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FILE - This exhibit from video released by the House Select Committee, shows President Donald Trump recording a video statement on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, from the Rose Garden, displayed at a hearing by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss

Associated Press August 1, 2023

Donald Trump was charged Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation into his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election...

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FILE - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit, May 4, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md.
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer signs $57.4B ‘Make it in Michigan’ budget

Jerome Vaughn August 1, 2023

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a $57.4 billion budget for the state centered on infrastructure, public safety and public...

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A statue of Lady Justice
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Does Michigan’s new budget unfairly tip the criminal justice scale?

Detroit Today August 1, 2023

On Monday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan’s new $57.4 billion budget into law. Expenditures for the upcoming fiscal year include...

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No Labels Party Manchin Huntsman
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: Can centrist third party No Labels win the presidential ticket in Michigan?

Detroit Today July 26, 2023

Despite historically high public unfavorability polling for the two leading presidential candidates, many commentators believe a rematch between President Joe...

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