Expectant moms in Pontiac will be eligible for $1,500 while pregnant and another $500 for the first six months of their baby’s life.
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DTE Energy to request another rate hike on heels of $217M January increase
DTE Energy’s upcoming April 23 rate hike request follows a recent $217-million increase for metro Detroit customers that sparked public outcry over high bills, frequent outages.
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Project seeks to track impact of Trump policies on Detroit residents
Residents in Detroit and Baltimore are being asked to fill out a survey that documents in real time the impacts of President Donald Trump’s orders.
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Barrier-breaking Detroit journalist, musician Luther Keith dies at 74
Luther Keith, a trailblazing journalist who was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame for his decades-long career at The Detroit News, died Wednesday.
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Detroit bus shelters are scarce as advocates call for more funding
Mayor Mike Duggan’s budget calls for a $20 million increase for DDOT, for a total of $209 million, with a goal of hiring more bus drivers and mechanics while adding the number of buses on the road. The recommendation, which needs City Council approval, includes $289,967 for bus shelters.
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Dozens of Detroiters share their family’s migration stories at The Station at Michigan Central | One Detroit
In conjunction with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s PBS documentary series, “Great Migrations: A People on the Move,” Detroit PBS and One Detroit gathered at The Station at Michigan Central to collect visitors’ migration stories, hearing how their families landed in Detroit.
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Thousands visit Michigan Central to explore the Great Migration’s impact on Detroit | One Detroit
For three weekends in February, Detroit PBS and One Detroit partnered with Michigan Central to offer a range of activities celebrating the impact of the Great Migration on the people and culture of Detroit.
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Detroiters can get free help appealing their property value. How to apply
The program is for Detroiters who live in and own a home in Detroit worth less than $200,000. The deadline to apply is Wednesday.
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Duggan’s 2026 budget outlines property tax cut, more dollars for critical services
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan delivered his 12th and final balanced budget to Detroit City Council.
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GLWA customers challenge 5.9% water rate hike: ‘Why now?’
Residents say rate hike will add to the economic stress created by high housing and energy costs and argue shutoffs could create a public health emergency.