Detroiter honored by White House speaks out on environmental justice
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Kimberly Hill Knott, senior policy manager at Detroiters Working For Environmental Justice (DWEJ) and project director for the Detroit Climate Action Collaborative, said the three most pressing environmental justice issues for Detroiters are air quality, cumulative impact and climate change.
A recent report stated that five of the state’s most t
...Economists forecast more than forty thousand new jobs for Oakland County
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“The real and projected job gains from the end of 2009 through 2015 means that the county will have replenished 62 percent, or about five in eight, of the jobs lost from summer 2000 to the end of 2009.”
On the heels of its strongest two-year job growth in almost 20 years, Oakland County’s economy will add nearly 42,000 jobs through 2015, say U
...Public outcry on ‘secret panel’ continues as education authority steps in
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Amid widespread news reports that the governor sanctioned a “secret panel” to discuss ways in which to reshape public education in Michigan, Gov. Rick Snyder responded by asking Mike Flanagan, state superintendent of public instruction, to lead future discussions in a more public and transparent manner.
News reports began to surface approximately
...'Winnerz' Is A Win For Detroit And Darren Brown Films
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Darren Brown Films and Money Bag Productions Presents “Winnerz”, a film based on a true story about friendship and brotherhood and how those loyalties can be shaken by just a roll of the dice. Starring Christian Keyes as Duck (Perfect Combination, Diary of a Mad Black Woman), Denyce Lawton as Carmen (House of Payne) and Glenn Plummer as Kirb (Sons
...Mayor Bing: SEMCOG vote will worsen transportation in Detroit
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Despite pleas from both area residents and Mayor Bing, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments’ (SEMCOG) 50-member executive committee voted last Friday to shift $7 million from DDOT to SMART.
According to SEMCOG Executive Director Paul Tait, the requested action was to establish a formula for allocating Federal Transit Administration capital
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