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Experts agree that Detroit’s population has been undercounted, costing millions annually. The City of Detroit says in a lawsuit that the way the U.S. Census Bureau determines population fundamentally disadvantages “older urban cities.”
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Renters can get sticker shock when they go to renew their lease and see a sharp hike in price. But that's perfectly legal in Michigan.
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Here’s a timeline of events from the mid- to late-1980s, when rent control was a hot topic in Michigan.
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Tenant associations are springing up across the city. Their members say they’re pushing back against landlords who profit off buildings they don’t take care of — while raising rents and evicting residents.
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“This is a uniquely American problem that we need to address,” Governor Gretchen Whitmer said after the Oxford High School shooting in 2021.
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Michigan State University, local organizations, and others are offering mental health resources, crisis counseling, and more in the wake of Monday's mass shooting.
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Youth organizers from 482Forward and Congress of Communities came together to give people a snapshot of their school experience in Detroit public and charter schools.
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After a year in the Wayne County Jail, Darrell Ewing filed a lawsuit against the jail administration, claiming the denial of in-person visits is unconstitutional.
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With pandemic-era benefits winding down and the eviction moratorium ended, Detroit tenants are seeing more evictions — and housing activists and residents are demanding a series of policy efforts to better protect tenants.
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Starting in January, the Ann Arbor-based nonprofit Fresh Start, will open its doors to more people experiencing mental health illnesses in Washtenaw County.
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The ongoing mental health crisis is pushing more and more people to seek mental health support. Finding a culturally responsive therapist can make the search for help even tougher.