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No Field Hospitals Yet for Omicron Surge In Part Due to Staffing Issues, Whitmer Says

January 7, 2022 Detroit Today Intern

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer points to staffing problems as one major reason why the state has not begun to organize and build...

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Attempts to Upend American Democracy Not Going Away Anytime Soon, Political Columnist Says

January 7, 2022 Detroit Today Intern

About one year ago, an armed mob broke into the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election results....

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A Defense of — and Rebuttal to — Michigan’s New Political Maps

January 5, 2022 Detroit Today Intern

This year, electoral politics will be critical in Michigan and across the country. Notably, however, this election will be distinct...

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What You Need to Know About Michigan’s New Political Maps

January 4, 2022 Detroit Today Intern

Up until now partisan politicians have been able to draw maps behind closed doors in ways that have disproportionately advantaged...

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Why a New Lawsuit is Seeking to Undo Michigan’s New Political Maps

January 4, 2022 Detroit Today Intern

Not everyone is happy with Michigan’s new legislative and congressional maps. There’s plenty of criticism coming from all sides of...

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Rep. Debbie Dingell Discusses Leaving Dearborn, Build Back Better and the Future of Our Democracy

January 3, 2022 Detroit Today Intern

After many decades of having a “Dingell” represent Dearborn, the city will have a new congressional representative. Michigan’s independent commission has officially...

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How Climate Change Shook Michiganders in 2021 — and What Things Could Look Like in the Years Ahead

December 22, 2021 Detroit Today Intern

Each year, the number of stories highlighting the changing climate has increased. In much of the world, there’s reason for that. This...

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What We Do with Stories — and What They Do for Us, Explained by Author and Journalist Will Storr

December 8, 2021 Detroit Today Intern

Stories riddle our lives. They dazzle us, keeping us entertained, intrigued, motivated and pursuant of a variety of different interests. Creating...

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Sen. Gary Peters Discusses Build Back Better, Semiconductors and the New Omicron Variant

December 1, 2021 Detroit Today Intern

After passing the House, it’s now up to Senate Democrats to determine the fate of President Joe Biden’s signature social...

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Everything We Know and Don’t Know About the Omicron Variant

December 1, 2021 Detroit Today Intern

This week, Michigan hit a dreadful milestone. The state has the highest number of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, even...

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How Public Health Shifted Away From the Public — and Why It Might Be Shifting Back

November 17, 2021 Detroit Today Intern

These days, public health crises are common. The Flint water crisis made global news, highlighting how attempts to cut costs...

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MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Winner Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Discusses Disparities That Persist in American Life

November 16, 2021 Detroit Today Intern

Some awards you can’t apply for -- you can’t even find them. Instead, they find you. So it goes with one...

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