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Today on Stateside, Democratic front-runners in the presidential primary are making their final pitch to Michigan voters. We spoke to Vermont Senator…
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday that the state will pick up the cost for Detroit residents to have water service re-connected for the duration…
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer will not use her executive powers to end water shutoffs in Detroit.Civil rights groups, including the ACLU, petitioned Whitmer…
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Detroit council prepares to urge Whitmer to declare public health emergency following water shutoffsThe Detroit City Council could adopt a resolution soon asking Governor Gretchen Whitmer to declare water shutoffs a public health emergency. That’s…
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This year in Detroit the city water department has shut off service to nearly 12,000 accounts because of overdue bills. More than 5,000 of those are still…
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Several environmental, legal and advocacy groups, including the ACLU of Michigan and Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, have petitioned the Michigan…
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A state lawmaker wants to reduce the penalty for reconnecting a shut-off water line from a five-year felony to a civil infraction. Rep. Alex Garza…
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Low-income Detroiters spend more household income on water bills than comparable households in other cities, according to a new report that tracked…
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UPDATED on 8/22/2018 at 10:25 amOn July 1, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department completed its phase-in of a new drainage rate for residential…
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Most Detroiters facing possible water shutoffs will get a short reprieve this week.According to the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, the reprieve is…