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The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is carried by a joint services body bearer team into U.S. Capitol Rotunda where he will lie in state, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington.

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit receives nearly $350M for flood recovery; National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter + more

Jerome Vaughn January 8, 2025

The city of Detroit has been granted $346 million in Community Development Block Grants for federal disaster recovery. Subscribe to the...

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Leona Medley, executive director of the Joe Louis Greenway Partnership, discusses plans to connect the Joe Louis Greenway and Iron Belle Trail at an event on the Dequindre Cut, July 1, 2024.

Detroit Evening Report: City receives $20M grant to connect Joe Louis Greenway with Iron Belle Trail

Sascha Raiyn July 3, 2024

Detroit’s Joe Louis Greenway project is getting a $20 million boost from a federal infrastructure grant. The funds — part...

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President Joe Biden today announced plans for more than $8 billion in funding for rail projects across the country.

Detroit Evening Report: New federal grants for rail projects to expand Amtrak service in Detroit

Jerome Vaughn December 8, 2023

Detroit will see some of its Amtrak train service expand in the years ahead, as President Joe Biden announced plans...

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