Michigan public and private schools can opt in to receive school safety and mental health funding. But school groups say they have issues with the funding rules.
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Posted inElection 2025, Police & Public Safety
Voters select new Detroit Board of Police Commissioners in races with few candidates
There were no candidates on the ballot for Districts 1, 3 and 5. Voters chose write-in candidates, but as of 7 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, those names were not listed on the city’s election results website.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Police & Public Safety
Will Detroit law on police bodycam footage create transparency?
Detroit City Council approves an ordinance requiring the release of certain body camera footage and five Detroiters will be honored with secondary street signs.
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Whitmer pardons Hmong refugee facing deportation in ‘race against time’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pardons Lue Yang, a Hmong refugee detained by immigration officials based on a decades-old criminal record already expunged by the state. Advocates are not sure where he is.
Posted inMichigan Government, Police & Public Safety
Most violent Michigan crimes go unsolved. Lawmakers want to change that
Less than half of violent crimes like murder, assault, rape and robbery are speedily solved in Michigan. A bipartisan effort in the Michigan Legislature would offer targeted funding to help police departments solve more cases.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Detroit parents face fines if their children break curfew − research shows policy could do more harm than good
While the curfew and fines are designed to deter crime by encouraging parents to keep a closer eye on their kids, research suggests it could instead worsen economic hardship and existing inequities among vulnerable families, MSU researcher writes.
Posted inMichigan Government, Police & Public Safety
Michigan National Guard troops headed south to assist border patrol
About 120 Michigan National Guard soldiers will be deployed to the southern border to assist the Trump administration with an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Detroit homicides, shootings, carjackings all declining so far in 2025, Duggan says
Nearly two dozen local, state and federal law enforcement officials, members of the local court systems, and community leaders touted the statistics that they say are trending below the 60-year low numbers from 2024.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety, Political and Public Policy Information
Gretchen Whitmer: National Guard deployment in Detroit ‘unwarranted’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she will not ask Trump to deploy the National Guard in Detroit to combat crime, calling the move ‘unwarranted.’
Posted inPolice & Public Safety, Political and Public Policy Information
Michigan GOP governor candidates: We’d welcome National Guard in Detroit
City officials oppose the move that was brought up first by Vice President JD Vance