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Threat prompts evacuation of Washtenaw County building
YPSILANTI, MI — A threat prompted police to evacuate a Washtenaw County building in Ypsilanti on Thursday. Someone made a threat over the phone to the Washtenaw County Health Department, located in the Human Services Center at 555 Towner Street in Ypsilanti, on Oct. 17, county spokesperson Crystal Campbell said. The threat was not viable, she said.
GOP sues Detroit for alleged FOIA, deleting ballot drop box video footage
(The Center Square) – The Republican National Committee has filed another lawsuit against the City of Detroit Department of Elections, this time for deleting absentee ballot drop box video surveillance from the August primaries while a FOIA request for the footage was pending. “Deleting drop box surveillance footage while there is a pending FOIA request for it […]
4 years after mayhem in Detroit, feds prepare for another wild election night
The Department of Justice is gearing up to protect voters, election workers and the integrity of the Nov. 5 presidential election, which could come with some controversy given the stormy political climate, not to mention the mayhem from four years ago — especially in Detroit. That's where hundreds of Republican challengers converged on a downtown convention hall in 2020 and banged on windows, chanting "stop the count" as volunteers tallied up the city's 167,000 absentee ballots. The...
Krysta Pate on ‘rebuilding generational wealth’ through homeownership
Krysta Pate is the founder and CEO of The Ownership Initiative, a mission-based advisory firm working to improve Detroiters’ access to homeownership. She says her biggest advice for Black Detroiters interested in purchasing a home is to stop dismissing homeownership as unaffordable. She learned about the secrets of homeownership...
Ohio policy group wants information about Michigan’s potential race-based standards
(The Center Square) – A Columbus-based policy group continues to push the University of Michigan for public records related to race-based requirements at the school's law and medical schools. In the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that eliminated race from admission decisions at colleges and universities, The Buckeye Institute used the Freedom of Information Act to request documents related to what diversity requirements are used in both schools. ...
Popular Taqueria El Rey reopens in Mexicantown area, 2.5 years after fire
A popular southwest Detroit Mexican restaurant devasted by fire more than two and a half years ago has a new home. Taqueria El Rey, known for its tacos, tortas, grilled chicken, and barbecue ribs, opened its new spot Friday on Bagley Street in southwest Detroit’s Mexicantown neighborhood. ...
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