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Michigan’s redistricting commission approved a new state House district plan for court review on Wednesday. We have more from Colin Jackson.
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As a recording artist and music producer, Dr. Rod Wallace amplifies hip hop. He is an educator who applies the study of music technology to ignite and inspire youth. Rod is busy planning the March 2nd Detroit Electronic Music Conference at Washtenaw Community College. Meet him when he joins Deb Polich on this edition of WEMU’s "creative:impact."
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a joint appearance Wednesday before business leaders. Their purpose was to instill some optimism about the economy. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Local officials and Democrats in the Legislature are calling for a state fund to help low-income households avoid water service shutoffs because they can’t afford to pay their bills. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The Michigan Strategic Fund Board has okayed around $12 million in business incentives for a Detroit battery assembly project. Colin Jackson has more.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she plans to focus on pocketbook issues when she delivers her State of the State address next week. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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A federal court has ruled against over a dozen of southeast Michigan’s state House and Senate districts. Colin Jackson has more.
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It is safe to say future successes require most, if not, all of us to have a competency in writing. Creative writing, self-expression and the ability to connect through the written word are life skills that make a difference. Fostering these skills in students in Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor and Detroit is the mission of 826michigan. Executive director Megan Shuchman joined WEMU's David Fair to share the process of "writing a better future, one story at a time."
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The Michigan government council tasked with figuring out how to reverse Michigan’s slow population growth released its final report Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.
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The elimination of court fines and fees, diversion from detention, and more resources. As Colin Jackson reports, those are all part of a new juvenile justice package signed into law Tuesday.