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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses union members at UAW Local 51 in Detroit on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024.
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Whitmer: State of the State proposals will ‘help people keep money in their pockets’

Rick Pluta January 18, 2024

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer offered a few hints Wednesday, but no details, of plans she will outline next week in her...

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Ford Field during a Detroit Lions home game on Nov. 19, 2023.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Amusement taxes are common across the country. Why not in Detroit?

Detroit Today January 17, 2024

 As Detroiters ride the high from the Lions' first playoff victory in more than 30 years over the weekend,...

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HUDA urban garden
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Detroit Evening Report: City accepting applications for 2024 Neighborhood Beautification grants

Jerome Vaughn January 17, 2024

The city of Detroit has announced that it’s opened the application process for 2024 Neighborhood Beautification Program grants this week....

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Empty voting booths
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Woman who sent threats to a Detroit-area election official in 2020 gets 30 days in jail

Associated Press January 17, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — A New Hampshire woman was sentenced to 30 days in federal jail Tuesday for texting threats to...

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Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
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Redistricting commission takes first stab at redraw  

Colin Jackson January 17, 2024

The first crack at redrawing seven Michigan state House districts in metro Detroit that were struck down by a recent...

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Homeless woman holds sign during winter
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Why homelessness still exists in the richest country in the world

Detroit Today January 16, 2024

As the metro Detroit area grapples with extremely low temperatures this week, it's hard not to think about the city's...

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Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer overall and is the leading cause in non-smokers.
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Michigan radon specialist says more tests are needed in Detroit

Nargis Rahman January 16, 2024

Click here to view the full audio transcript »Michiganders are encouraged to test their homes for radon as part of...

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump takes the stage at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.
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Trump notches a commanding win in the Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges Haley for second place

Associated Press January 16, 2024

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals...

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Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate joined "MichMash" this week to discuss the Legislature's 2024 agenda, the MICRC and more.
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MichMash: Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate on redistricting, 2024 agenda

Hernz Laguerre January 12, 2024

This year marks a new venture with WDET and Gongwer News Service, combining forces to create a new and improved...

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Community stakeholders gathered with local dignitaries on Wednesday to announce $14.5 million in MEDC grants that will go toward development projects in Detroit.
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Detroit Evening Report: City awarded $14.5M in grants for five development projects

Hernz Laguerre January 11, 2024

City leaders announced Wednesday that Detroit received $14.5 million in grants from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to support...

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Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist sign a slate of bills into law in December that aim to reform the state's juvenile justice system.
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Detroit Today: Michigan’s juvenile justice reform, explained

Detroit Today January 11, 2024

This week Michigan lawmakers reconvened in Lansing to kick off the 2024 legislative session. And while Democrats begin the session...

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A rendering of an expanded Second Avenue running between the proposed hotel and Huntington Place.
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City shares more details on hotel development at former Joe Louis Arena site

Alex McLenon January 11, 2024

Detroit officials shared details this week on the so-called “Hotel at Water Square” project, that would see a new 25-story...

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