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August 15, 2022 Fighting for Renters' Rights
Community organizers are trying to create the Detroit Tenants Association aimed at helping renters facing eviction and other housing concerns. Axios Detroit reports renters and advocates gathered at Spirit Plaza in downtown Detroit yesterday (Sun) to learn how to take action against predatory landlords. City Council Member Angela Whitfield Calloway says her team is working on amending the rental compliance ordinance to ensure enforcement among landlords. She told the crowd she has personally experienced eviction more than once. The call to create the association comes after several renters spoke at City Council meetings earlier this year asking for help as federal aid for a hotel program that housed renters facing eviction came to an end. Detroit is a majority renter city.
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August 12, 2022 A Look at Detroit's Rental System
A new report takes a look at Detroit’s rental housing properties and who owns them. The nonprofit Detroit Future City says it’s a first step to better understand the city’s rental system and improve the housing quality for renters.
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August 11, 2022 Judge declares mistrial in dispute over liability in Flint Water Crisis
A judge has declared a mistrial in a dispute over partial liability for the Flint Water Crisis. The jury couldn’t reach a verdict after hearing months of evidence against two engineering firms, Veolia North America and Lockwood, Andrews & Newman. The companies were accused of not doing enough to get Flint to treat the highly corrosive water or to urge the city to return to a regional water supplier. The jury began deliberations on July 25th but also took a planned 11-day break before returning Tuesday. Flint’s water became contaminated in 2014 when water pulled from the Flint River wasn’t treated to reduce the corrosive effect on lead pipes. Veolia and LAN say bad decisions by state and local officials caused the crisis.
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August 11, 2022 Second Trial Underway in Whitmer Kidnap Plot
A second trial is underway for two men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. A prosecutor told jurors earlier Wednesday that Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. wanted to ignite a “second American revolution” in 2020. Fox and Croft are on trial for a second time, four months after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict and acquitted two other men. Prosecutors again will present secretly recorded conversations, video, text messages and social media posts, to show how serious Fox and Croft were about kidnapping the governor. Defense attorneys insist there was no real conspiracy and that the defendants were entrapped.
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August 09, 2022 Death of a Motown Legend
Another Motown legend has died. Lamont Dozier was 81 years old. He was part of the songwriting and producing team of Holland Dozier Holland — along with brothers Brian and Eddie Holland. The trio was responsible for hits such as the Four Tops’ “Baby I Need Your Lovin’” and “Heat Wave” by Martha and the Vandellas. Holland Dozier Holland wrote 25 Top 10 hits for the Motown label between 1963 and 1967. Many of those hits were for the Supremes, including “Stop in the Name of Love," ”My World Is Empty Without You,” "I Hear A Symphony” and “You Can’t Hurry Love.”
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August 08, 2022 U.S. Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act
Michigan’s U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters say legislation passed this week will address climate change, reduce some prescription drug costs, lower inflation and create jobs. Peters says Michiganders could feel the effects of this legislation soon. “This will save money for Michiganders immediately, within the next few months. This is a significant development to bring down costs for folks all across our state.” The U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act on Sunday. The U.S. House is expected to approve it later this week.
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August 05, 2022 Monkeypox cases on the rise in Michigan
The number of monkeypox cases has skyrocketed in the past week. As of Thursday, there were 71 confirmed cases in Michigan, up from 37 the week before. There were 19 confirmed cases in Detroit. The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypox outbreak. The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body.
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August 04, 2022 Thousands lose power in Michigan due to severe thunderstorms
More than 100,000 customers have lost power across Michigan due to severe thunderstorms. Consumer’s Energy’s power outage map shows more than 79,000 households and businesses were affected as of 7:40 p.m. yesterday. DTE Energy reported another 22,000 outages. Heavy rain and high winds swept across Michigan’s lower peninsula causing the outages. The National Weather Service issued several thunderstorm warnings.
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August 03, 2022 What Thanedar’s Win Means for Detroit’s Black Representation in Congress
The City of Detroit will likely not have a Black member of the U.S. House for the first time in nearly 70 years. State Rep. Shri Thanedar won Michigan’s 13th Congressional District Democratic primary Tuesday, topping a field of nine candidates.
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August 03, 2022 Election Special: Primary Results
Detroit voters headed to the polls to decide who moves on to the November election.
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