Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks about her budget priorities for the upcoming year at the Detroit Parent Network resource center on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2023.

Whitmer calls for public safety, education funding boosts in budget plan

, February 8, 2024

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer formally rolled out her budget proposal this week for the coming fiscal year. The discretionary spending budget...

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Detroit City Council at a meeting in April 2022.

The Metro: Detroit City Council approves new district maps

February 8, 2024

The Detroit City Council voted 8-1 this week to approve new district maps  As part of the city charter, new...

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A map of the newly approved city council district boundaries in the city of Detroit.

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit approves new city council district maps

February 7, 2024

Detroit City Council has selected a new map for the purpose of redrawing city council districts.  Subscribe to the Detroit...

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FILE - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on threats to the homeland, Oct. 31, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defections

February 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic setback, House Republicans failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, forced to shelve a...

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Detroit activist Tristan Taylor leads a Black Lives Matter protest in Detroit.

Created Equal: Exploring reparations for Black Detroiters

February 6, 2024

Many cities across the U.S. are exploring the idea of reparations, and Detroit is one of them. The city created...

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Detroit Evening Report: Local leaders supporting state water affordability bills

February 5, 2024

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and other local leaders are backing state legislation to create a water affordability program. Subscribe to...

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Former Michigan Gov. George Romney and former Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanaugh at the front of a 10,000-person march at Fort Street and Woodward Avenue in Detroit, in solidarity with the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches.

Created Equal: Shining a light on inequities in Detroit, America

February 5, 2024

Detroit, and its history, is ground zero for understanding the promise of opportunity and the challenge of inequality in this...

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FILE - Kristina Karamo speaks to Michigan Republican Party delegates on Feb. 18, 2023, in Lansing, Mich.

RNC empanels special committee to resolve Michigan leadership dispute

February 5, 2024

The Republican National Committee has stepped in to resolve the dispute over who is leading the Michigan Republican Party. A...

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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain meets with the media at a Mopar Parts Distribution Center in Center Line, Mich.

UAW endorsement of Biden comes amid massive organizing campaign

February 5, 2024

President Joe Biden was in metro Detroit for a campaign stop last week to meet with voters and union leaders....

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Members of the Abandon Biden campaign held a press conference at the Greenfield Manor Feb. 1, 2024 in Dearborn to express their outrage with President Joe Biden not meeting with the Arab American community during his visit to Michigan.

Arab American leaders urge people to vote in primaries, even if they are upset

February 5, 2024

President Joe Biden was in metro Detroit last week to meet with union leaders, but he did not meet with...

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Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt joined "MichMash" this week to share his reactions to Gov. Whitmer's State of the State address.

MichMash: Sen. Nesbitt on trying to find ‘common ground’ with Michigan Democrats

February 2, 2024

Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt joined MichMash host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer's Alethia Kasban this week to talk about his reaction...

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An aerial view of the Detroit River.

Detroit Evening Report: State approves $65M to improve water infrastructure in several Michigan cities

February 2, 2024

Michigan’s office of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy or EGLE approved nearly $66 million in grants to help upgrade infrastructure...

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