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Governor Gretchen Whitmer rolled out her budget proposal Wednesday for the new fiscal year that begins in October. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Some Michigan officials are mentioning ghost guns as a possible target for new legislation in the coming months. Colin Jackson has more.
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It’s happened again. Multiple people were wounded in a school shooting in Perry, Iowa Thursday morning. One student died, and five others were injured. The suspected shooter is a teenager from the school district. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more on reaction here in Michigan.
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The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office has been awarded a nearly $1 million grant for a violence intervention initiative. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more on how the department plans to use the new funding.
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Eastern Michigan University today announced a new security partnership aimed at preventing gun violence on campus. EMU is working with a Pennsylvania-based firm called ZeroEyes that it says will be able to identify people that display guns on campus. That, in turn, would allow for quicker response times and community notifications. How does it work? WEMU’s David Fair spoke with EMU Police Chief Mathew Lige to find out.
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Violence is far too pervasive around the country and right here in Washtenaw County. There are efforts to address these matters educationally, legislatively and through the criminal justice system. There is a program in Washtenaw County that is taking its anti-violence message straight to the streets called WeLIVE, which has a particular focus on preventing retaliatory violence. And the program is proving to be one successful. WEMU's David Fair was joined by community outreach specialist Roger Roper and Derrick Jackson from the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office to find out more on efforts to prevent retaliatory violence.
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Efforts to tackle issues of gun violence in Washtenaw County will take center stage at a Community Violence Intervention Summit this coming Monday. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran has details.
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The finalist to be the next Ypsilanti Police Chief met the public in a meet and greet event last night. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.
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New gun violence intervention programs founded in Ypsilanti are beginning to show successes. And the success is being measured by the number of young people who are being convinced that there's an alternative to gun-related revenge. WEMU's Cathy Shafran and Concentrate Media reporter Sarah Rigg introduce us to one of those success stories whose life-changing experiences have him helping others on the local Violence Intervention Team.
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The WeLIVE violence retaliation prevention program in Washtenaw County will be posting video testimonials of gun violence survivors this week as part of Gun Violence Survivors Week. In an interview with WEMU's Cathy Shafran, we hear from those organizing the program and also from a survivor working to stop the vicious cycle of gun violence revenge.