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Equity experts joined the Mackinac Policy Conference to discuss how systemic racism has perpetuated the racial wealth gap in Michigan and how reparative policy can reverse those outcomes.
Reducing the costs of child care is a rare point of bipartisan agreement, and many daycares are on the brink of bankruptcy. The deal also gives big boosts to colleges, cities and environmental cleanups.
On the next American Black Journal: Now that a federal moratorium on evictions has ended, we’ll look at how the COVID Emergency Rental Assistance (CERA) program can provide financial help for tenants who have fallen behind on their rent payments during the pandemic.
Support for education was a leading topic on the first day of the 2021 Mackinac Policy Conference. A recent poll supported by the Skillman Foundation shows Michiganders are willing to pay more in taxes for their children’s education.
Proposed maps by a citizen group redrawing political boundaries would pit several incumbents against each other and eliminate one of two majority-minority districts.
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Anticipating a surge of eviction cases, the City of Detroit is boosting legal representation and offering financial assistance to tenants at risk of losing their homes.
Christy McDonald talks with CEO of the Detroit Regional Chamber Sandy Baruah about the importance of Michigan’s leaders coming back together at the Mackinac Policy Conference after two years, the safety measures that have been put into place, and what the focus of the conference will be.
Great Lakes Water Authority officials say they aren’t at fault for the floods that have plagued Detroit and some suburbs this summer, but they’re updating procedures anyway.
Detroit officials say reducing bus service will make transportation more reliable. Residents and transit advocates say they want more service, not less.
The Detroit Public Schools Community District is spending $70 million for COVID testing for students and staff.