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Hosts: Tia Graham and Robyn Vincent
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Recent stories from The Metro
The Metro: Santiago-Romero presses Detroit to define limits on ICE activity
Detroit City Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero is asking what role cities can play when federal enforcement enters everyday spaces.
The Metro: Michigan city leaders say local democracy is working
Stephanie Leiser is the Director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, and a lecturer at University of Michigan. The Metro’s Sam Corey spoke with Leiser to learn more about a recent study on local governments.
The Metro: Detroit’s new neighborhood safety office will lead with community residents
Shantay Jackson is the Director of the National Offices of Violence Prevention Network at the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform. She spoke to The Metro about her role in shaping the office to connect directly with residents with a holistic approach to safety.
The Metro: ROSE offers moms support before and after the postpartum period
ROSE or The Reach Out, Stay Strong, Essentials program is for birthing parents. It provides pregnant people with the skills and information they need to have better outcomes after giving birth.
The Metro: Learned helplessness in politics can be unlearned
Learned helplessness is just one explanation for a lack of civic engagement or extreme political acts. That behavior can be unlearned.
The Metro: How the Lions fell short of their Superbowl expectations
Jeremy Reisman is the Editor in Chief of the Pride of Detroit. He explains what the Lions need to address before next season.
The Metro: What role police should play, according to new Detroit police commissioner
Just before the new year, Detroit welcomed four new people to its Board of Police Commissioners, including Victoria Camille. She is the District 7 commissioner.
The Metro: New restaurants to put on your menu for 2026
A number of restaurants are opening in metro Detroit this year, from pizza to Filipino fare.
The Metro: ‘Default Day’ could save you money in the new year
Michael Luca is a professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University. He suggests we take time in January to double-check all the accounts that automatically withdraw our money and get rid of the service we no longer use.
The Metro: Power, money and silence — Michigan politics this week
Decisions in Lansing this week stalled local projects, tested constitutional limits, and exposed stark differences in how political leaders choose to respond — or remain silent — when lives and money are on the line.
The Metro: Ford pivots on EVs as China becomes the world leader of electric car sales
Paul Eisenstein is a contributing editor for Headlight.News. He spoke with The Metro’s Robyn Vincent about the future of Ford and other automakers.
The Metro: Empowerment Plan supports unhoused people with creative solution
Empowerment Plan manufactures coats from sleeping bags that they distribute to people in need across several countries. It all started in Detroit, in a College for Creative Studies class.
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