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Housing · DetroitDetroit’s mayoral candidates agree the city needs more affordable housing but have different ideas to solve the problem. Retired businessman Joel Haashiim says if he were mayor, he’d create a municipal building company to manufacture housing. “It’s a great industry,” he says. “It’s something where we can create 10,000 Detroit resident jobs.”Haashiim also says it would diversify the city’s economy.“We basically rely on the auto plants and the sma…See the Story
Mayoral Candidate Joel Haashiim Says Manufacturing Can Create More Affordable Housing in Detroit - WDET 101.9 FM
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Donald Trump · MichiganSome immigrants are barred from using federally backed social programs like health centers and Head Start following the Trump administration’s reinterpretation of a decades-old rule.See the Story
Michigan Head Start, health programs scramble amid immigration crackdown
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Primary Elections · EcorseWhen Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr., pastor of Triumph Church, announced on Feb. 19 that he was running for mayor, he joined a notable list of Detroit pastors who’ve had political aspirations. Rev. Nicholas Hood Sr. and Rev. Dr. John W. Peoples both held seats on the Detroit City Council, with Hood Sr. serving from 1965-1993 and Peoples serving from 1982-1991. Hood Sr.’s son, Rev. Nicholas Hood III, followed in his father’s footsteps by going into mi…See the Story
This Election Day, Will Detroit Merge Church and State? - BridgeDetroit
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