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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 Bridge Company Awarded Permit to Build Second Bridge

Amy Miller September 6, 2017

Construction of a new bridge next to the existing Ambassador Bridge took a giant step forward Wednesday. The federal government of...

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Detroit Using Hidden Cameras to Crack Down on Illegal Dumping

Quinn Klinefelter September 6, 2017

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Detroit officials say they are adopting a new approach to deal with an old problem. It’s illegal trash...

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DACA Rally Detroit Immigration Dreamers 9.5.17-jn
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Detroit DACA Recipients Vow to ‘Continue to Fight’

Detroit Today September 6, 2017

Jake Neher/WDET Hundreds of people attended rallies across Metro Detroit on Tuesday in support of the federal Deferred Action for...

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Recycle Symbol Recycling 9.6.17-jn
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Changes Could Be Coming to the Way Michigan Recycles

Cheyna Roth September 6, 2017

Shelby Jouppi Gov. Rick Snyder plans to roll out a recycling initiative later this fall. And legislation aimed at changing...

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The High Cost of Bringing Farm Workers Into U.S.

Amy Miller September 6, 2017

A program to help U-S farmers find summer workers appears to be working but Michigan farmers say the “H2A Program”...

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Officials say New Detroit Arena Brings New Era to City

Quinn Klinefelter September 6, 2017

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET The owners of Detroit’s latest downtown attraction say the new arena will usher in a new era of...

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Juan Gonzalez DACA recipient immigration immigrant 9.5.17-jn
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Detroit DACA Recipient with Dreams of Practicing Law: ‘I’ll Lose All of That’

Jake Neher September 5, 2017

Jake Neher/WDET Dozens of Detroiters and local immigration activists are protesting the Trump Administration’s decision to end the federal program...

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The Line 5 pipeline carries petroleum products 645 miles from Wisconsin to Ontario in two pipes that sit in the water along the lake bed.
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What’s Stopping Michigan from Shutting Down Enbridge’s Line 5?

Detroit Today September 5, 2017

Jake Neher/WDET The growing concern over an aging oil and gas pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac has reached a...

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Michigan Bat Organization Takes Control of Huge Cave

Amy Miller September 5, 2017

An unused mine in southern Illinois is now in the hands of the Pontiac-based Organization for Bat Conservation. The “Magazine...

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Pelicans Establishing Habitat in Lake Erie

Amy Miller September 5, 2017

Pelicans are not a species that bird enthusiasts in Southeast Michigan and Ontario typically look for. But, the bird observatory...

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State Lawmakers Want to Rein In Prescription Drug Price Increases

Amy Miller September 5, 2017

State lawmakers are headed back to work this week. Democrats say they are anxious to introduce a bill aimed at...

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Universalist Church Black Lives Matter 6.21.17-jn
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How Should Faith or Morality Instruct How We Act in Times of Crisis?

Detroit Today September 5, 2017

Joel Osteen, lead pastor of Lakewood Church, a mega-church in Houston received criticism in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Harvey making...

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