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The Metro: Federal education funding cuts could impact vulnerable Michigan students the most

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 24, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Education advocates in Michigan have been sounding the alarm about the...

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Curtis Hertel, Jr. was selected as chair of the Michigan Democratic Party during its spring convention.
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Curtis Hertel Jr. elected Michigan Dem chair

Rick Pluta February 24, 2025

Michigan Democrats have selected veteran political figure Curtis Hertel Jr. to serve as their new party chair headed into a...

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FILE - Michigan Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth T. Clement listens during oral arguments at the Michigan Hall of Justice, Dec. 4, 2024, in Lansing, Mich.
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Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice announces she is stepping down

Associated Press February 24, 2025

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court announced Wednesday that she is stepping down from...

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File - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs bills into law in Lansing on December 17, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer signs new minimum wage, sick leave policies

Rick Pluta, Hernz Laguerre February 21, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation on Friday to preserve Michigan’s lower minimum wage for tipped workers and to modify the law that...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the state budget presentation Feb. 8, 2023.
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MichMash: Whitmer signs minimum wage bill, House Oversight Committee outlines policy plans

Hernz Laguerre February 21, 2025

After some compromise, the Michigan Legislature passes a revised version of the minimum wage/sick leave laws late Thursday. Gov. Gretchen...

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Prosecutor asks Michigan Supreme Court to uphold terroristic threats law

Rick Pluta February 21, 2025

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy’s office is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that struck down the...

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Afghan refugees hold placards during a meeting to discuss their situation after President Donald Trump paused U.S. refugee programs, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Michigan group says Trump’s ‘stop all work’ order puts migrant children at risk

Quinn Klinefelter February 21, 2025

The Trump administration is issuing a “stop work” order to agencies who provide legal help for unaccompanied immigrant children.That affects...

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DWSD Director Gary Brown provides an update on response efforts to the water main break in Southwest Detroit, Feb. 19, 2025.
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Detroit Evening Report: Water main break repair in Southwest Detroit could take weeks

Bre'Anna Tinsley February 20, 2025

Detroit Water and Sewerage will begin repairing damage caused by the massive water main break in Southwest Detroit next week.Subscribe...

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The City of Detroit has up to 120 days to create an Action Plan to determine how specifically the funds will be used.
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The Metro: HUD gives Detroit $346M to prevent basement flooding

The Metro, Lauren Myers, Tia Graham February 20, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The rise of water main breaks, extreme weather events and flooded...

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Cross-border conversation: What would Canada as the 51st state mean to you?

WDET News February 20, 2025

With tensions rising between the U.S. and Canada, WDET is bringing back our cross-border collaboration with Jeremy Hobson of NPR's...

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Detroit City Council voted this week to approve Todd Bettison as the city's new chief of police.
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Detroit Evening Report: Council approves Bettison as Detroit’s new police chief

Jerome Vaughn February 19, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover Detroit City Council's appointment of Todd Bettison as the city's top cop; the...

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Former CEO of THAW and Detroit Mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins.
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Saunteel Jenkins: Nonprofit experience will inform efforts as mayor if elected

Russ McNamara February 19, 2025

One year from now, Mike Duggan won’t be Detroit’s mayor and there is no shortage of folks vying for the...

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