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Enbridge Beefs Up Safety Measures at Straits of Mackinac Pipeline in Wake of Scrutiny

Amy Miller June 21, 2016

The company that owns a 63 year old oil and gas pipeline running under the Straits of Mackinac says it’s beefing...

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Great Lakes Freighter
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Michigan Lawmakers Blast Plan to Divert Great Lakes Water to Wisconsin

Quinn Klinefelter June 21, 2016

Metro Detroit members of Congress are expressing concern over the formal approval of a plan to divert millions of gallons...

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Grand Rapids
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The Intersection: Income Inequality in Michigan – Biggest Gap is Not In Metro Detroit

Detroit Today June 21, 2016

“What we see  is I think what’s being seen around the country, which is poverty changing zip codes,” says Grand...

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Salon Editor Explains Why Some U.S. House Districts Look the Way They Do [MAP]

Pat Batcheller June 21, 2016

When President Barack Obama took office in 2009, the Democratic Party controlled both houses of Congress. Two years later, Republicans had...

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syrian refugees
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Feds say Syrian Refugees Bring Benefits to Metro Detroit

Quinn Klinefelter June 20, 2016

Each year on this day the United Nations celebrates what it calls World Refugee Day, with events scheduled in more...

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CuriosiD: Why Does a Private Company Own a Major U.S. Border Crossing?

Quinn Klinefelter June 20, 2016

In this episode of CuriosID, listener Evan Fekete asks...How did the International Ambassador Bridge become privately held? It just seems that, like, two...

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Detroit Blight
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Detroit Launches Program to Track Demolitions Online

Quinn Klinefelter June 17, 2016

Officials in Detroit are launching a new online program that tracks where and when homes will be demolished in the...

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Trump in Warren
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Historian Draws Parallels Between Trump and Zachary Taylor, Who Killed His Party

Station Programming June 17, 2016

"We have an anti-politics politics," says historian Gil Troy. "We love outsiders. We think politicos have sold their souls... We’re always looking...

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Marijuana Plant
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Marijuana Legalization Campaign Challenges 180-Day Rule For Collecting Signatures

Rick Pluta June 17, 2016

Jake Neher/WDET The campaign trying to legalize marijuana in Michigan has filed a lawsuit challenging the state's six-month time limit...

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Federal Court Tosses Lawsuit Filed by Anti-Islamic Group

Rick Pluta June 17, 2016

Michigan Legislature The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a First Amendment case filed against the Allegan Police...

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Blight removal
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Feds say Blight Removal Funding Easily Abused

Quinn Klinefelter June 16, 2016

Federal officials are calling for tougher oversight of a government program that helps fund the removal of blighted buildings in...

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Gary Peters
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Peters Talks About Guns and Pipes [VIDEO]

Pat Batcheller June 16, 2016

U.S.Senator Gary Peters (D-Michigan) says the federal government needs to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them, including...

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