A service to help immigrants navigate immigration court was halted by President Donald Trump. A court ordered it temporarily reopened.
Detroit
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Detroit test scores offer some hope, remain below other big districts
Despite improvement in fourth-grade math, results of the National Assessment of Education Progress tell a familiar story in Detroit. Some blame chronic absenteeism.
Posted inMichigan Government
Trump order closes help desk in Detroit court for those facing deportation
A service that helped immigrants navigate the deportation process has been shuttered by President Donald Trump.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Developer: Tax subsidy would help RenCen create ‘Navy Pier-like’ destination
Acknowledging a public backlash to a $1.6 billion plan to remake the Renaissance Center, a top official stresses that $350 million sought for the plan would benefit the public.
Posted inBusiness Watch
RenCen seeks rebirth, visitors seek directions: A day inside Detroit landmark
As Detroit’s most iconic skyscraper complex seeks a $1.6 billion rebirth, 24 hours in the Renaissance Center underscore what many have learned the hard way: It’s impossible to navigate. If you go, bring snacks and patience.
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Renaissance Center looks to future. Should taxpayers help pay the bill?
A familiar debate is brewing in Lansing and Detroit, as plans to transform the 5.5 million square-foot site hinge on money from taxpayers. Developers say the RenCen will molder and rot without support.
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Detroit lures kids to school with $200 gift cards. Perfect attendance is up
The Detroit school district is hoping its new incentive program will motivate students to attend school daily and improve its 66% chronic absenteeism rate.
Posted inMichigan Government
‘Michigan's economy is on the line,’ Gretchen Whitmer warns at Detroit Auto Show
Whitmer is seeking bipartisan cooperation on economic incentives and road funding in Lansing but warns proposed Trump tariffs could hurt the state’s auto industry.
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Not working, not in school: A push to reach Michigan's 'disconnected' youth
Detroit needs skilled young workers to help power its growth, but more than a quarter of Detroiters age 16 to 24 are not going to school or working. Nonprofit groups are using federal money to re-engage ‘the kids everyone forgot.’
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
'Wind phones' give those in grief a connection to lost loved ones in Michigan
Rituals can help us ride out acute grief and connect us to the deceased. For those in mourning, 10 locations in Michigan offer one of the most familiar rituals of all — a phone call.