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.
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Southwest Detroit flood repairs will take 6 weeks ‘minimum’
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said there’s a six-step process to get families back into their homes.
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Duggan promises 24 hour housing hotline after kids die in casino parking garage
The seven-point plan includes expanding the hours of a housing help line to 24 hours and seven days a week, beginning efforts to find families in vehicles, and treating every call that involves children as an emergency.
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Forgotten Harvest is launching more food pantries in Detroit, metro area
The food rescue nonprofit is expanding services to areas where it says need is highest but where there aren’t enough resources for food assistance.
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Commentary: Overburdened community pharmacies are closing. What to know
The loss of local pharmacies threatens individual and community access to medications, pharmacist expertise and essential public health resources, the authors write.
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Mourners say goodbye to siblings with ‘unbreakable bond’ who froze in Detroit casino parking garage
Song and prayer enveloped about 150 mourners as they paid their respects to 9-year-old Darnell Currie Jr. and 2-year-old A’millah Currie.
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Detroit’s homeless referral system releases new report. What the numbers show
The safety net meant to connect vulnerable Detroiters to shelter is under scrutiny after two children appear to have frozen to death.
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Funeral services begin for 2 children who froze in Detroit casino parking garage
Deputy Mayor Melia Howard, who was at the public viewing on Wednesday, identified the children as 2-year-old A’millah Currie and 9-year-old Darnell Currie.
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‘Everything is ruined’: Southwest Detroiters cope with flood aftermath
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan urged residents to file insurance claims as soon as possible, emphasizing that the Great Lakes Water Authority and Detroit’s water department will cover any uninsured costs.
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Michigan lawmakers see promise in cash aid program. Where it’s expanding
Bipartisan lawmakers support no-strings-attached cash aid program for expectant moms and babies as it expands across Michigan.