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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Walker, Mich.
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Trump, Harris tout visions for US economy during Michigan campaign stops

Quinn Klinefelter, Russ McNamara September 30, 2024

The latest polling continues to show a statistical dead-heat in the presidential race across political battleground states like Michigan.Surveys also...

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Detroit Public Schools students walk through a school hallway.
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Meet the candidates running for 3 seats on the Detroit school board

Lori Higgins September 30, 2024

Editor's note: This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.Nearly two dozen people are...

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Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers talks with a potential voter at a roundtable for conservative Black clergy in Detroit on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
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GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers’ pitch to Black voters: ‘We’re not bad people’

Russ McNamara September 30, 2024

In the race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, former Congressman and FBI agent Mike Rogers easily won his primary....

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Detroit summer skyline with a rainbow.
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Detroit Evening Report: Hurricane Helene impacts Detroit; Gratiot gets funding boost and more

Hernz Laguerre September 27, 2024

Friday on the Detroit Evening Report, we cover the remnants of Hurricane Helene bringing strong winds and rain to the...

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MichMash: State leaders fight election misinformation with new Democracy Defense Project branch

Hernz Laguerre September 27, 2024

Election integrity has the spotlight as the presidential election takes center stage in these last five weeks of the campaign....

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Thomas Hunter, Detroit native and Detroit Quick Response Team program manager for FAN, discussed his lived experience fighting addiction and the importance of the CRT program at a press event on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.
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The Metro: Detroit Fire Department teams with nonprofit to reduce overdose deaths

John Filbrandt September 27, 2024

Overdose deaths across the United States have declined more than 10% over the past year, according to the latest public...

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Vanessa Jimenez with son Devani Jimenez-Bailey and husband D'Angelo Bailey.
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What’s shaping Michigan’s Latino electorate ahead of the elections

Michelle Jokisch Polo September 27, 2024

With nearly 400,000 eligible Latino voters in Michigan the group could play a significant role in how the state swings...

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Vice President Kamala Harris addresses United Auto Workers members at UAW Local 900 in Wayne, Michigan, alongside her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (left) and UAW President Shawn Fain (right), on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.
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VP Harris: ‘I will always stand with the UAW’

Russ McNamara September 26, 2024

Calling former President Donald Trump "one of the biggest losers" in the history of American manufacturing, Vice President Kamala Harris...

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The newly renovated Roosevelt Park eliminated the road to create a unified park with lush gardens, swings, tables and walking paths.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit recognized for ‘blight to beauty’ projects; UAW, Ford make tentative deal + more

Bre'Anna Tinsley September 26, 2024

On this episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we discuss recent honors given to the city of Detroit for two "blight...

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Michigan Legislature approves $126M school spending bill

Colin Jackson September 26, 2024

Michigan schools could be getting an extra $126 million for school safety efforts next fiscal year, on top of what...

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Detroit Evening Report: DTE, Consumers audit shows ‘worse than average’ restoration times, old equipment

Jerome Vaughn September 25, 2024

An audit released by the Michigan Public Service Commission on Tuesday shows DTE Energy’s reliability problems are partially caused by...

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Paul Shankin works with the Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities, a prevention, harm reduction and recovery support network in Oakland County.
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The Metro: Oakland County’s new approach to supporting people with drug addiction

John Filbrandt September 25, 2024

Overdose deaths are down in the U.S. for the first time since 2020. From April of last year to this...

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