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Detroit Mayor: “This is our history, and it’s something we still have to overcome.” [TRANSCRIPT, VIDEO]

Sandra Svoboda June 1, 2017

Detroit’s history of racial segregation is evident today as economic segregation between the city’s thriving and struggling neighborhoods, says Mayor...

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State Superintendent: Move Kids Up a Grade Because They’re Ready, Not Just Older

Jake Neher May 31, 2017

Photo Courtesy of Dearborn Public Schools State Superintendent Brian Whiston says it’s time to re-think how kids move through the school system...

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Sen. Gary Peters: Withdrawing From Paris Agreement Would Send Bad Message to World

Jake Neher May 31, 2017

Jake Neher/WDET UPDATE (6/1/17 4:43 p.m.): President Trump has announced the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, but...

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The Intersection: Power and Inequality in Detroit

WDET News May 31, 2017

Nearly 50 years after a police raid at 12th and Clairmount streets ignited violence and carnage, WDET and the Detroit...

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PBS Examines Science Behind Lead Poisoning in Flint

Quinn Klinefelter May 31, 2017

Courtesy of PBS Residents in Flint continue dealing with the fallout from a government decision that left the city’s water...

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Detroit Future City’s Anika Goss Foster On City’s Turnaround, Mackinac Policy Conference

Detroit Today May 31, 2017

Jake Neher/WDET Detroit Future City is a model by which the city could be re-imagined, where and how to concentrate resources...

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AG Bill Schuette Talks Governor’s Race, Support for Trump

Detroit Today May 31, 2017

Jake Neher/WDET Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is a man who has served in just about every elected roll you can...

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Lt. Gov. Brian Calley On Push for Part-Time Legislature, Possible Run for Governor

Detroit Today May 31, 2017

michigan.gov The first big news of this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference comes by way of Lt. Gov. Brian Calley. The Republican...

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GOP Leery of White House Request to Raise Debt Ceiling Soon

Quinn Klinefelter May 30, 2017

congress.gov Trump Administration officials are calling on Congress to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and to do it far sooner...

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Army Corps May Dredge Four Feet from Rouge River

Amy Miller May 30, 2017

“It could be the difference between a ship carrying 26,000 tons of iron ore versus carrying 18,000.  And when you look...

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Bill Would Make It Easier to Sue Over Gun Ordinances

Rick Pluta May 30, 2017

Jake Neher/WDET A state House bill would make it easier for people to sue their local government to repeal a...

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Michigan Court Won’t Review Controversial Police Fingerprint, Photo Procedure

Cheyna Roth May 30, 2017

Jerome Vaughn A controversial Grand Rapids police procedure can continue, for now. A Michigan Court of Appeals chose to not...

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