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Michigan shows up to proclaim No Kings

Russ McNamara, Quinn Klinefelter, Amanda LeClaire, Colin Jackson June 16, 2025

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Detroit attorney Todd Perkins formally announced his campaign for mayor on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at the Considine Little Rock Recreation Center in Detroit's North End neighborhood.
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The Metro: Meet Todd Perkins: Attorney, advocate, and Detroit mayoral hopeful

Nadia Zyiad June 16, 2025
Jerome Vaughn at the Mackinac Policy conference sit down for an interview.
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Mackinac Policy Conference: Victory on roads

Jerome Vaughn June 14, 2025
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Detroit Schools Have More Students Than Projected

Sascha Raiyn September 27, 2017

Detroit’s public schools have more students than expected so far this year.  The district expected to have 48,524 students by...

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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Michigan’s Largest Health Insurer Weighs in on the Future of Health Coverage

Detroit Today September 27, 2017

Jake Neher/WDET It looks like Republicans in the U.S. Senate have once again failed to come up with a plan...

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  • 2017 Local Elections: How’s metro Detroit doing?
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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Is This the Year Michigan Will See Big Changes to Its Auto Insurance System?

Detroit Today September 27, 2017

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Year after year, state lawmakers try their hands at overhauling Michigan’s auto insurance laws. Every year, lawmakers...

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Mayor Duggan Speaker Tom Leonard Auto No Fault 9.27.17-jn
  • 2017 Local Elections: How’s metro Detroit doing?
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Duggan, Leonard Unveil Bipartisan Plan to Reduce Auto Insurance Rates

Cheyna Roth September 27, 2017

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation A bipartisan group in Michigan rolled out a new auto no-fault insurance overhaul plan...

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How Are Detroit’s Senior Citizens Doing?

Laura Herberg September 27, 2017

While Detroit’s overall population has declined, the number of seniors has grown in recent years, according to U.S. Census records....

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Detroit Rapper L.A.Z. Goes Solo

Gus Navarro September 26, 2017

Photo Courtesy of the Artist Detroit rapper L.A.Z. first made a name for himself as a member of Clear Soul...

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Ivanka Trump Joins Tech Firms in Detroit to Push for More Computer Training

Quinn Klinefelter September 26, 2017

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET A group of private tech companies say they will join with the Trump Administration to spend a combined...

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  • 2017 Local Elections: How’s metro Detroit doing?
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Elections
  • How's Detroit Doing?
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Got an Election Question?

WDET Staff September 26, 2017

Shelby Jouppi/WDET WDET and the Citizens Research Council are teaming up to answer your questions about elections in Michigan. Questions...

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JJ Velez Detroit Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria 9.26.17-jn
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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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  • Racial Attitudes

Some Detroiters Frantically Searching For Relatives in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

Detroit Today September 26, 2017

Jake Neher/WDET Many people across the United States are frantically trying to get information about loved ones living in Puerto...

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Black Lives Matter Trump Rally Hawk Newsome 9.26.17-jn
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • Racial Attitudes

‘It Came From Love’–Black Lives Matter Organizer On Speech at Pro-Trump Rally

Detroit Today September 26, 2017

Courtesy of Hawk Newsome/Black Lives Matter Greater New York A viral video started circulating last week that showed organizers of...

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Vietnam Helicopter
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Local Veteran, Anti-War Activist React to Vietnam War Documentary Series

Detroit Today September 25, 2017

Jake Neher/WDET Ken Burns' and Lynn Novick’s 10-part documentary series on the Vietnam War wraps up this week. It’s already...

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Michigan’s Top Health Official could Face Trial on Involuntary Manslaughter Charges

Quinn Klinefelter September 25, 2017

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Michigan officials are preparing to continue a preliminary exam that could leave the state’s top health official facing...

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