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Politics and Policy

Focusing on solutions around local policy (and by extension,some politics) in Detroit, Southeast Michigan, and Michigan.

State House Speaker Matt Hall’s move to cancel $645 million in already-approved state funding is the political equivalent of a rug pull, and it has real consequences for projects and people across Michigan.

This

In this pre-Thanksgiving Daily Detroit episode, host Jer Staes and co-host Norris Howard unpack a rare, candid conversation between Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Rocket Companies founder Dan Gilbert about the future of Detroit and

The Set List: 01:42 - Norris went to the new club, Ora - and the Detroit Free Press Marathon is this weekend. We also discuss the likely closure of One Mic Comedy Club.

12:

Today's an action packed episode of your Daily Detroit, the best all local news and culture podcast in the world that is produced at latitude 42.365191996134264 and longitude -83.0729420582006. 

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One of the ways to address inequality is making sure you have the tools to do it.

In today's episode, we talk about a recent report that Detroit (and other cities) should consider a tax

Ranked Choice Voting — where voters can rank their candidates in order of preference - has been gaining steam in parts of the country.

But in Michigan? Though some local communities have voted to have it,

It's been a little over a week since the Primary Election in Detroit. So, now that some of the dust has settled, what's next?

The excellent Sam Robinson joined us for a great chat on

Jer and Devon are in on this beautiful Friday to talk all things Detroit, Metro Detroit and Michigan.

00:45 - Where have Devon and Jer been in sunny metro Detroit? We discuss the pPwer