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Consider more carefully who we quote on questions of law and policy 27 Aug 2013 | 06:32 pm
I just learned something important I thought I should share with you. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare,” is unconstitutional after all. Yes, I know that the ...
Stateside for Monday, August 26th, 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 04:03 pm
If there's one song that captures the feel of Motown, Detroit, and America in the 1960s, it's Martha Reeves singing "Dancing in the Streets." On today's show we talked about the historical importance ...
Dearborn has a non-profit Panera Bread 27 Aug 2013 | 07:24 am
One of the community cafes in Michigan is called "Panera Cares." It's a non-profit Panera Bread location in Dearborn that uses the pay-what-you-can model. Kate Antonacci is the Director of Societal I...
Anti-foreclosure funds will raze thousands of homes in Detroit, 4 other Michigan cities 27 Aug 2013 | 05:42 am
Thousands of vacant homes will come down in five Michigan cities, thanks to a diversion of federal money. The first blighted homes demolished in the $100 million effort came down in the Marygrove nei...
Company says Detroit pet coke piles cleared away (almost) 27 Aug 2013 | 04:38 am
DETROIT (AP) - A company says it has removed piles of petroleum coke from Detroit's riverfront, but will need more time to haul away other materials from storage sites. The city-imposed deadline for ...
State Senate expected to vote on Medicaid expansion this week 27 Aug 2013 | 04:13 am
A bill to expand Medicaid in Michigan could get a vote in the state Senate as early as tomorrow. So could two other alternative plans to extend health insurance to low-income Michiganders. Senate M...
Tea Party activist to challenge Michigan's Lt. Gov. for Republican nomination 27 Aug 2013 | 04:04 am
Tea Party favorite Wes Nakagiri says he will challenge the re-nomination of Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley at a Republican convention next summer. Tea Partiers have demonstrated their ability to do...
60,000 jobs in Michigan? Here's where to look 27 Aug 2013 | 01:50 am
A state agency says there are more than 60,000 jobs available in Michigan, and it wants to help connect employees and employers. The positions range from retail, manufacturing and service jobs to nur...
From the school spirit files: Staff and students at alternative school say stigma is undeserved 26 Aug 2013 | 11:50 pm
Alternative high schools often carry a bit of a stigma. Wavecrest Career Academy in Holland is no different. Shelby Danielson is a senior at the school. "People think it's a bad school and it's real...
Detroit police to start anti-carjacking initiative 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
DETROIT (AP) - Police officers, members of a statewide auto theft prevention program and volunteers are scheduled to go door-to-door to homes and businesses in an effort to stem carjackings across Det...
