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CultureShift: Why doesn’t Detroit fly its flag more?

Tia Graham July 24, 2023

You wouldn't know Detroit has a flag just by looking around. Detroit’s flag isn’t represented much throughout the city —...

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Protesters carry a sign outside the Levin Federal Courthouse in Detroit, Wednesday, July 24, 2013.
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Former Detroit firefighter and police pension chair reflects on personal cost of city’s bankruptcy

Quinn Klinefelter July 23, 2023

This month marks 10 years since Detroit became the largest U.S. city to ever file for bankruptcy. Then-emergency manager Kevyn...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at a news conference at Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich. on March 13, 2023.
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Whitmer signs bills to make carry-out cocktails permanent, allows alcohol sales at college stadiums

Hernz Laguerre July 20, 2023

A provision to make alcohol more accessible to help Michigan bars and restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic was made permanent.Subscribe...

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Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer signs package of bills expanding voter rights in Michigan

Tia Graham July 19, 2023

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed a bipartisan package of bills to expand voter rights.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on...

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UAW PIcket Line Strike GM Hamtramck Assembly 6.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: The issues driving negotiations between the UAW and Detroit’s automakers

Detroit Today July 19, 2023

Last week, The United Auto Workers began negotiations for a new labor deal with Detroit's Big Three automakers. In an...

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Detroit Today: How to ensure technological progress is shared in the 21st century

Detroit Today July 19, 2023

Does technology improve our lives? That question gets a different answer depending on who you ask.  Technology is undoubtedly embedded...

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announces details about a pilot job courts program on June 28, 2023 in Detroit, Mich.
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Michigan charges 16 fake electors for Donald Trump with election law and forgery felonies

Associated Press July 19, 2023

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s attorney general filed felony charges Tuesday against 16 Republicans who acted as fake electors for...

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Reflecting on Detroit’s bankruptcy 10 years later

Quinn Klinefelter July 18, 2023

It’s been 10 years since the city of Detroit, drowning in roughly $18 billion in debt, filed for Chapter 9...

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Protesters carry a sign outside the Levin Federal Courthouse in Detroit, Wednesday, July 24, 2013.
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Detroit Today: How has Detroit progressed since filing for bankruptcy 10 years ago?

Detroit Today July 18, 2023

It was 10 years ago today that Detroit made history when it became the largest U.S. city to ever file...

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Detroit Today: Ann Arbor’s plan to guarantee income to small business owners

Detroit Today July 18, 2023

The Ann Arbor City Council recently approved a guaranteed income pilot program for 100 random entrepreneurs with low and moderate...

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Detroit Today: Are corporate subsidies good for Michigan’s economy?

Detroit Today July 17, 2023

What’s the best way to create jobs? In Michigan and across the U.S., many Democrats and Republicans may have come...

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Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords endorses Slotkin for US Senate

Quinn Klinefelter July 17, 2023

Michigan Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, one of the leading candidates to replace Michigan’s soon-to-retire U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, is getting...

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