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The Metro: The case for creating a greater Detroit

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Sam Corey

Late last year, Rogelio Landin ran for mayor of Detroit on a simple platform: the city should annex some of its surrounding communities. Detroit needs people, and those suburbs need money. With annexation, the city could expand and gain more revenue to share with its new residents.

Rogelio Landin.
Rogelio Landin.

Landin didn’t get many votes, but the idea was provocative. What if metro Detroit acted more like a coherent region, instead of dozens of separate municipalities all going it alone? What could that unlock?

Rogelio Landin spoke with Robyn Vincent about that and more.

 

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Watch: Warren Evans delivers Wayne County State of the County address

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WDET Digital Team

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans will deliver his annual State of the County address on Wednesday night.

During his speech, Evans is expected to share key updates, accomplishments, and plans for Wayne County’s future.

The State of the County address will begin at 7 p.m. Watch the livestream below or tune in to 101.9 FM WDET.

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Lawsuit accuses Michigan Boy Scouts leader of grooming and sexual abuse, cites systemic failures

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Steve Neavling

A Rockwood family filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday alleging that an adult leader in a local Boy Scouts of America troop used his position to groom and sexually abuse a minor, and that the Boy Scouts and its Michigan affiliate failed to enforce basic safeguards designed to prevent abuse. The lawsuit, filed in Wayne County […]

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