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Detroit Mayor Sheffield signs first executive order, targets property assessments as home values rise
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (328+ words) Detroit's residential property values have climbed by roughly $500 million in the last year, signaling continued growth across the city and rising equity for homeowners, according to city officials. The increase follows a steady upward trend that began in 2014, the city…...
Hundreds march in Ann Arbor as part of "general strike" against ICE crackdown in Minneapolis
8+ hour, 40+ min ago (293+ words) Hundreds of people marched and chanted on the streets of Ann Arbor, near the University of Michigan main campus, as part of national demonstrations against the Trump administration's crackdown against immigrants and protesters by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "ICE is…...
Expert: record-breaking winter temps won’t be enough to hamper Michigan’s tick season
11+ hour, 58+ min ago (249+ words) Michigan's record-breaking winter temperatures may not be enough to stop ticks from coming back with full force this spring. Michigan is home to more than 20 species of ticks, several of which are known to bite people and can transmit diseases…...
TWTS: A recurring question can reoccur
12+ hour, 18+ min ago (264+ words) There are "wordies," people who love words, and then there are "grammandos," those who can't resist correcting other people's language. So says Professor Anne Curzan in her book Says Who? A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About…...
Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit to Canada near completion
15+ hour, 3+ min ago (354+ words) The Gordie Howe International Bridge is approaching completion. The city's newest international gateway will connect Detroit's I-75 to Canada's Highway 401 in Ontario, the site of the busiest commercial land border crossing between the two countries. The goal of the 1.6 mile span…...
Why is there a special election in Michigan’s 35th Senate District?
19+ hour, 51+ min ago (367+ words) Voters in Michigan's 35th state Senate District head to the polls Tuesday for a primary election that's been a year in the making. It's a special election that could shape power in Lansing for the rest of this year and perhaps…...
Trump taps Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve
20+ hour, 11+ min ago (889+ words) President Trump plans to nominate former central banker Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, in hopes that Warsh will follow his roadmap toward much lower interest rates. Warsh served on the Fed's governing board from…...
New bill hopes to end Michigan's status as only state without statewide septic system code
22+ hour, 13+ min ago (313+ words) Democratic state Senator Sam Singh, apparently an optimist, has introduced a bill to require Michigan's environmental agency to establish, for the first time, a sanitary code for private septic systems. Michigan is the only state in the nation without such…...
Your Stories: Michigan Accent
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (128+ words) Your Stories: Michigan Accent'michiganpublic.org Your Stories: Michigan Accent In the last episode of On Hand, we dug into why people in Michigan say "ope." And we found that "ope" likely traces back to European immigrants who settled in the…...
Benson releases findings of Macomb County voter investigation
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (90+ words) Benson releases findings of Macomb County voter investigation'michiganpublic.org Benson releases findings of Macomb County voter investigation Michigan's Secretary of State released the findings of her investigation Thursday into claims of noncitizens being registered to vote in Macomb County. During…...