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MichMash: State leaders fight election misinformation with new Democracy Defense Project branch

Hernz Laguerre September 27, 2024

Election integrity has the spotlight as the presidential election takes center stage in these last five weeks of the campaign....

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Thomas Hunter, Detroit native and Detroit Quick Response Team program manager for FAN, discussed his lived experience fighting addiction and the importance of the CRT program at a press event on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.
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The Metro: Detroit Fire Department teams with nonprofit to reduce overdose deaths

John Filbrandt September 27, 2024

Overdose deaths across the United States have declined more than 10% over the past year, according to the latest public...

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Vanessa Jimenez with son Devani Jimenez-Bailey and husband D'Angelo Bailey.
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What’s shaping Michigan’s Latino electorate ahead of the elections

Michelle Jokisch Polo September 27, 2024

With nearly 400,000 eligible Latino voters in Michigan the group could play a significant role in how the state swings...

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Vice President Kamala Harris addresses United Auto Workers members at UAW Local 900 in Wayne, Michigan, alongside her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (left) and UAW President Shawn Fain (right), on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.
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VP Harris: ‘I will always stand with the UAW’

Russ McNamara September 26, 2024

Calling former President Donald Trump "one of the biggest losers" in the history of American manufacturing, Vice President Kamala Harris...

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The newly renovated Roosevelt Park eliminated the road to create a unified park with lush gardens, swings, tables and walking paths.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit recognized for ‘blight to beauty’ projects; UAW, Ford make tentative deal + more

Bre'Anna Tinsley September 26, 2024

On this episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we discuss recent honors given to the city of Detroit for two "blight...

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Michigan Legislature approves $126M school spending bill

Colin Jackson September 26, 2024

Michigan schools could be getting an extra $126 million for school safety efforts next fiscal year, on top of what...

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Detroit Evening Report: DTE, Consumers audit shows ‘worse than average’ restoration times, old equipment

Jerome Vaughn September 25, 2024

An audit released by the Michigan Public Service Commission on Tuesday shows DTE Energy’s reliability problems are partially caused by...

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Paul Shankin works with the Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities, a prevention, harm reduction and recovery support network in Oakland County.
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The Metro: Oakland County’s new approach to supporting people with drug addiction

John Filbrandt September 25, 2024

Overdose deaths are down in the U.S. for the first time since 2020. From April of last year to this...

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Attendees at a recent Silver Cafe Food Truck Initiative event at The Helm, sponsored by Detroit Area Agency on Aging.
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Voters in Grosse Pointes, Harper Woods will decide senior millage proposal

Pat Batcheller September 25, 2024

Voters in six Wayne County communities will decide whether to pay a new property tax to fund senior services.The proposal...

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RFK Jr. asks appeals court to remove his name from Michigan ballot

Rick Pluta September 25, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is continuing his bid to remove his name from the Michigan presidential ballot.He has asked the...

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A westward view of Interstate 10, known as the Katy Freeway, in Houston, Texas.
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Created Equal: Why Texas continues to expand its highways

Cary Junior II September 24, 2024

Since the Federal Highway Act created the interstate system in 1956, states across the nation have conceded a lot of...

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A voter drops an absentee ballot in a mailbox in Highland Park, Michigan.
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Absentee ballots to be mailed to voters this week

Rick Pluta September 24, 2024

Absentee ballots will go in the mail this week to Michigan voters who have requested them. The Thursday mail drop...

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