FILE - Former state Sen. Adam Hollier attends a press conference with other Detroit lawmakers and activists regarding the redistricting of Michigan Congressional maps, Oct. 12, 2021.

Detroit Evening Report: Adam Hollier challenges Shri Thanedar for US House seat

October 17, 2023

Former state Sen. Adam Hollier (D-Detroit), says he will challenge incumbent Congressman Shri Thanedar in the Democratic primary for Michigan’s...

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Detroit Today: Duggan’s Detroit land tax proposal, explained

October 17, 2023

Detroit’s property taxes are among the highest in the nation, the Citizens Research Council of Michigan reports, with population decline...

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Palestinians take shelter from Israeli bombardment at a school in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct.16, 2023.

Detroit Evening Report: Lawsuit aims to expedite safe return of Palestinian Americans from Gaza

October 16, 2023

The Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee and the Arab Civil Rights League filed a lawsuit in federal court last week over the...

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Palestinians leave their houses following Israeli airstrikes in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.

Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack looms

October 13, 2023

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians began a mass exodus from northern Gaza Friday after Israel's military told some 1 million people...

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Concept art of proposed Henry Ford Hospital expansion in Detroit.

Detroit Evening Report: Residents begin advisory council elections to guide $3B development

October 12, 2023

The first two Community Benefits Ordinance meetings of Detroit residents living in the area of a planned $3 billion New...

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President Joe Biden speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House on April 14, 2021, about the withdrawal of the remainder of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

President Biden addresses the nation about the Hamas attack on Israel

October 10, 2023

President Biden will address the American people Tuesday about the situation in Israel where Hamas militants attacked the country Saturday,...

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Detroit Today: Reckoning with the construction and rebuild of I-375

October 6, 2023

In the early 1960s, I-375 was created. That highway, and highways like it, allowed people to more quickly maneuver the...

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This Thursday, March 24, 2016, image from video shows a hand-written sign placed at the entrance to a lead-testing clinic held at Richfield Public School Academy in Flint, Mich. Thousands of Flint parents have had their children tested at free clinics run by the Genesee County Health Department since residents became aware that their water had become contaminated with lead after the city began drawing water from the Flint River to save money.

Detroit Evening Report: New Michigan law will require lead testing for young children

October 5, 2023

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills into law this week that will require lead testing for young children to...

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Detroit Today: Should Michigan end its ban on plastic bag bans?

October 5, 2023

Michigan Democrats recently came a step closer in their goal to repeal a 2016 state law preventing local municipalities from...

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MichMash: Democrat Karen Whitsett facing backlash over abortion stance

October 5, 2023

Democratic State Rep. Karen Whitsett is opposed to her party's attempt to strip abortion restrictions from state law. Bridge Michigan's...

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Members of the public voice concerns during a Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission's public hearing at TCF Center in Detroit, Oct. 20, 2021.

Detroit Evening Report: Federal trial will challenge metro Detroit legislative districts

October 4, 2023

A group of Detroit voters and former legislators are suing Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and members of the Michigan...

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United Auto Workers members hold picket signs near a General Motors Assembly Plant in Delta Township, Mich., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.

Detroit Today: Exploring the labor movement’s recent successes

October 4, 2023

 The labor movement is having a big moment in the U.S., with multiple efforts underway by union leaders across...

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