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We heard about the controversy over the use of an AI chatbot at an eating disorders hotline. And, we learned about why Detroit’s largest provider of affordable housing is struggling with major maintenance issues. Plus, a showdown between Ohio and Michigan over tourism and other population draws.
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Today, more murmurs from the capitol: we heard about a proposal to use tax increment financing as a way to increase the supply of affordable housing in Michigan. Plus, a conversation about spring birding with local expert and enthusiast, April Campbell.
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The Civil Rights Litigation Initiative at the University of Michigan Law School filed the lawsuit against the Wilson White Company this week.
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Community advocates say over 90 families will be left with no guaranteed emergency housing options.
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Teachers Live Here is a program started by Holland Public Schools to help district teachers make a downpayment on a house.
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On today's show, we discussed nurse understaffing and increased violence in schools. Plus, we heard about an affordable housing project and new changes to primary elections.
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Marcel "Fable" Price, a former poet laureate of Grand Rapids, launches a housing development project that aims to set up residents for long-term success.
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The first abandoned building turned apartment building created with the Detroit Housing for Future Fund is accepting new tenants.
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The program will use $50 million in American Rescue Plan funds to provide grants to nonprofit developers. They can use the money to finance construction of new homes, or to rehab existing ones.
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The plan includes renovating vacant apartment buildings and land bank homes and providing mortgage down-payment assistance for renters.