MichMash: These Whitmer Cabinet Picks Will Inherit Huge Problems At Pivotal Moments
Dec. 28, 2018
Congratulations, appointees! You get to handle tainted drinking water, crumbling roads, new marijuana regimes, and more!
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Jobs & the Economy
Detroit Races Past Bankruptcy Amid Fears Some Residents Being Left Behind
Dec. 28, 2018
For the first time in decades Detroit is issuing bonds backed by its own credit. Officials says it’s a byproduct of exiting what was then the nation’s largest-ever municipal bankruptcy. But some Detroiters fear they are not part of the city’s comeback.
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Detroit Today Hosts Robust Conversation on Housing Insecurity in Final Book Club Event
Dec. 19, 2018 on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
“What eviction unconsciously teaches you is you are not worthy of the same kind of home as everyone else.”
Canadians Face Travel Ban for Talking With U.S. Pot Industry While Michigan Dispensaries Fear Product Shortage
Dec. 18, 2018
Pot is legal on both sides of the border between Canada and Michigan. But there’s still some burning issues. Canadians traveling to even talk with the U.S. pot industry can be banned from the U.S. And Michigan medical dispensaries face a severe pot shortage.
“We’re the Richest Democracy With the Worst Poverty,” says EVICTED Author Matthew Desmond
Dec. 18, 2018 on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
“Poverty is a relationship, it involves you and me and everybody else,” Desmond tells Stephen Henderson on Detroit Today.
Former Head Of ACLU Of Michigan Talks About Her Big Year
Dec. 17, 2018 on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
Kary Moss talks about her big year, personally and professionally.
Black And Republican: What The Party Is (Or Isn’t) Doing To Attract Voters Of Color
Dec. 12, 2018 on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
Are being a Republican and a politically-engaged African American incompatible in the Trump era?
Gov. Rick Snyder’s Complicated Legacy: A Tale of Two Cities
Dec. 11, 2018 on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
Will Snyder be remembered for accomplishments like the Detroit bankruptcy — or for spectacular failures like Flint?
Controversial Measure Targeting Michigan Unions Could Clear State Senate This Week
Dec. 10, 2018
Democrats accuse Republicans of trying once again to weaken unions in Michigan, comparing the bill to the 2012 Right to Work law.
Trump Rule Change Could Hurt Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants in SE Michigan
Dec. 10, 2018 on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
Global Detroit Executive Director Steve Tobocman joins Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson.
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