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Sanders expands Michigan operations 3 weeks before primary
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced Tuesday that his presidential campaign is expanding operations in Michigan, three weeks before the state's Democratic primary. Sanders, who narrowly won Michigan over Hillary Clinton in 2016, announced the campaign is hiring nine additional...
Panel to parse foreign policy and presidential election
DETROIT (AP) — Former presidential advisers and administration officials are expected to gather in Detroit next week to discuss the foreign policy challenges that will face whomever wins this year's U.S. presidential election. The Election 2020 U.S. Foreign Policy Forum is scheduled for next Monday at...
Detroit sells vacant rec center to private high school
DETROIT (AP) — The city of Detroit has sold a long-closed recreation center to a private high school. University of Detroit Jesuit is to start renovations this summer on the 20,500-square-foot (1,904-square-meter) Johnson Recreation Center which includes a gym, locker rooms and community meeting rooms,...
Detroit animal control working to increase live release rate
DETROIT (AP) — The city of Detroit’s Animal Care & Control office wants a live release rate next year of at least 90% for animals coming through its shelter. Live release rates include adoptions, animal transfers and returning stray dogs to owners. The average monthly rate by the end of last...
Fisher Building restoration to include surveys of facade
DETROIT (AP) — The façade of the Fisher Building in Detroit’s New Center area will be surveyed as part of the iconic structure’s restoration. Scaffolding is being erected to allow crews to comb over the 325,000 square feet (30,193 square meters) of marble while collecting data for any...
Editorial Roundup:
The Detroit News. February 13, 2020 Whitmer not above Michigan’s reading law In her response to the State of the Union address last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used a favorite catchphrase of Democrats when she said “no one is above the law.” While she was referring to President Donald Trump,...
GM plans to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors decision to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand as part of a strategy to exit markets that don't produce adequate returns on investments raised dismay Monday from officials concerned over job losses. The company said in a statement Sunday that it plans to wind...
Quicken Loans founder Gilbert back to work after stroke
DETROIT (AP) — Quicken Loans founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert is slowly returning to work eight months after suffering a stroke. Gilbert, 58, returned to his Detroit office early this year. He's there one or two days a week, using a wheelchair and accompanied by a service dog named Cowboy. He also spends...
Stop and frisk gets renewed attention in Bloomberg candidacy
NEW YORK (AP) — David Ourlicht was a college student, walking down a street near campus, when he became one of millions of New Yorkers swept up in the era of stop and frisk. A police officer accosted Ourlicht, deeming suspicious a bulge in his jacket. Police patted him down, told him to stand against a...
Conviction upheld in case of cop who had officers stain deck
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan appeals court has affirmed the conviction of a Detroit police captain who was accused of ordering two officers to wash and stain an outdoor deck at his house. Harold Rochon is now retired. In 2018, he was convicted of misconduct in office and sentenced to 60 days in jail....
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