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Detroit Police say crime in the city dropped last year, with the fewest homicides the city has seen since the 1960s. But that number doesn’t account for population.
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Detroit's Muslim-Jewish Forum has been barely active for the last few years. The loss of one of the group's founding members and ongoing bloodshed in the Gaza Strip presents a lot of pain and tension for both religious minorities. But a group of new and old forum members say there is an opportunity in that "agony" to build bridges and act to support each other politically.
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Michigan has more so-called “juvenile lifers” than almost any other state in the country. More than a decade after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled automatic life without parole sentences for juveniles violated the Constitution, the vast majority of those people have received a new, lighter sentence.
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Hundreds of people sentenced to life without parole as juveniles have now been released. In most cases, they’ve gone on to live completely ordinary lives that they had no reason to believe were possible for them.
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In early October, Warren-Gibbs traveled to Lansing to support legislation that would outlaw life-without-parole sentences for people younger than 19 in Michigan. It appears unlikely the bills will get a vote before lawmakers adjourn for the year. But Warren-Gibbs said it’s the job of adults to protect children.
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Regional parks and planning agencies are looking for open spaces to help solve regional flooding and build climate resiliency. Will it work?
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The Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood is used to flooding – but storms of the past decade have put it on the brink.
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The city prioritizes flood control and stormwater management in its operations. That’s paying off as the climate gets warmer and wetter.
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The city’s mayor says proposed projects should help, but Dearborn needs more to really get a handle on the problem.
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Local water utilities are beginning to plan for a wetter future thanks to climate change. Will it be enough?