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Councilwoman Gabriela Santiago-Romero speaks to Mayor Mike Duggan during his FY25 budget proposal on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
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The Metro: Detroit Councilwoman Santiago-Romero is suing to get back on August primary ballot

Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey, The Metro April 28, 2025

We’re four months away from the primary and already, there’s drama with Detroit’s city council race. Unofficially, there are 45...

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Detroit Public Schools students walk through a school hallway.
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The Metro: Detroit public schools have higher than average teacher retention rates, report finds

The Metro, Cary Junior II April 28, 2025

Good teachers can be hard to find and even harder to keep, especially in districts with limited funding and high...

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The Metro: New MOCAD exhibit to highlight contributions of Black tech innovators

The Metro, Tia Graham April 28, 2025

The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) is unveiling a new exhibition next month to help shine a light on...

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Canadian flag flying in Windsor.
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The Metro: Political analysts say Canada’s federal election is the most important in decades

The Metro, Jerome Vaughn April 28, 2025

Just across the Detroit River in Windsor and throughout Canada, voters are headed to the polls to cast their ballots...

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The Metro: What Detroit’s next mayor should run on

Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey, The Metro April 24, 2025

For the first time since he won the role 12 years ago, Mayor Mike Duggan will not be on the...

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U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for an affordable housing project in Ferndale, Mich. on Aug. 23, 2023.
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The Metro: US Rep. Haley Stevens on why she’s running for Senate

The Metro, Robyn Vincent April 24, 2025

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens launched her U.S. Senate campaign on Tuesday — joining a growing crowd of candidates vying for...

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Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) and forward Tobias Harris (12) high-five at the end of Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks, Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York.
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The Metro: Detroit Pistons’ journey from the league’s worst team to the playoffs

The Metro, Tia Graham, Cary Junior II April 24, 2025

The Detroit Pistons have local sports fans buzzing going into Game 3 of the team's first-round series against the New...

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Dearborn Director of Public Health Ali Abazeed (right) speaks about the installation of a NARCAN vending machine in the lobby of the city's transit center, Nov. 16, 2022.
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The Metro: What’s behind Dearborn’s drastic drop in fatal overdoses?

Sam Corey, Robyn Vincent, The Metro April 23, 2025

Overdose deaths have been falling nationally, statewide and now locally.  Last year, at the national level, these kinds of deaths...

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference on the Autism report by the CDC at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
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The Metro: Demystifying and fighting misinformation about autism and those who have it

The Metro, Robyn Vincent April 23, 2025

Many have criticized U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in recent weeks for making sweeping claims about the cause...

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Fashion Revolution Week is being celebrated worldwide this week to raise awareness about the importance of responsibly-made fashion.
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The Metro: Detroit Fashion Revolution Week aims to reshape industry toward sustainability

The Metro, Tia Graham, Cary Junior II April 23, 2025

The world of fashion is under pressure. Sales have slowed in recent years. People are spending less on clothes due...

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The Metro: How children’s education impacts parental dementia risk

The Metro, Tia Graham, Sascha Raiyn April 23, 2025

Dementia affects more than six million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health, accounting for more than 100,000 deaths...

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The Metro: Michigan ends mandatory life sentences for 19 and 20-year-olds convicted of murder

Sam Corey, The Metro April 22, 2025

America delivers harsher criminal punishments than almost any other country. That harshness can be seen in our prison sentences, which...

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