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Woman wrongly accused of carjacking loses lawsuit against Detroit police who used facial tech
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Detroit police in the wrongful arrest of a pregnant woman who was charged in a carjacking partly because of facial recognition technology.
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Detroit man released from immigration detention after judge rules Trump-era policy unlawful
A longtime Detroit resident and father of five children, all of whom are US citizens, was released from immigration detention Wednesday after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully denied him due process.
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Ann Arbor residents plan ballot initiative to dump DTE and shift city toward public power
A group of Ann Arbor residents are taking the first steps toward removing DTE Energy as their electrical provider and creating a public electric utility board.
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5 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
Weed recalls, union beef, and a nine-pound stash gone up in smoke. Yep, it’s been another week in Michigan cannabis.
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MichiGanja in Review: Wojo Co. reinvents one of cannabis’ most legendary folk medicines
Meet the Michigan-made cannabis oil that you can smoke, dab, eat, or rub on your skin.
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‘No gummies. No brownies. No bullsh*t.’ Meet Michigan’s most rebellious edible brand
While Michigan dispensaries drown in gummies, Lansing’s Hey! Captain Edibles is proving there’s another way: freeze-dried edibles with flavor, nostalgia, and bite.
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This Detroit community is helping its neighbors recover with abortion after care event
On Sept. 13, community members will gather in Detroit to help assemble hundreds of care bags to give to patients recovering from having an abortion.
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Scholten leads Michigan Dems calling on Trump administration to restore solar energy funding
Following the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to cancel funding for the federal Solar For All program, US Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Grand Rapids) and her fellow Democratic House representatives are calling on EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to reinstate more than $7 billion in terminated grants.
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Whitmer calls special election for open Michigan Senate seat after months of bipartisan pressure
Nearly eight months after US Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) left her seat in the Michigan Senate to serve in Congress, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called a special election to fill the vacant seat.
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Michigan asking residents to list investment priorities for Belle Isle state park in Detroit River
More than a decade after the state of Michigan took over management of Belle Isle, residents are being asked to help shape the island’s next chapter.
