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January 25, 2024
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Detroit Today: Whitmer’s proposed tax credit for caregivers could help Michigan families
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January 24, 2024
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Detroit Today: What’s going on with Detroit’s Reparations Task Force?
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Detroit Today: Are sports teams worth the public money we give them?
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January 19, 2024
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Detroit Today: The opportunity gap for Black students in Michigan — and how to close it
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January 19, 2024
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Detroit Today: Amusement taxes are common across the country. Why not in Detroit?
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January 17, 2024
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Detroit Today: Why homelessness still exists in the richest country in the world
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January 16, 2024
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Detroit Today: Michigan’s juvenile justice reform, explained
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January 11, 2024
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Detroit Today: Should Michigan’s political maps be changed?
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January 10, 2024
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Detroit Today: What the vote to oust Kristina Karamo means for Michigan Republicans
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Detroit Today: WDET’s annual ‘Festivus’ airing of grievances for 2023
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