The Detroit Evening Report is a three-minute daily round-up of the news that city residents need to know. Stories focus on the concerns, problems, passions and needs of Detroiters – specifically residents of color. On the weekends, we take a break from the news and spend some time with community members. Hosted by Sascha Raiyn, Jerome Vaughn, Tia Graham, Nargis Rahman, and Hernz Laguerre, Jr. Detroit Evening Report is a production of WDET, Detroit's NPR Station.
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RSS FeedPresident Donald Trump has paused auto tariffs on vehicles imported from Canada and Mexico for one month. Plus, Detroit officials will present $300,000 in grants Wednesday night for legacy businesses in the city as part of a new initiative to support small businesses, called the Detroit Legacy Business Project.
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Dearborn Public Schools is providing free meals for students to take home for Iftar, the break fast meal during the month of Ramadan. Many Dearborn students are Muslim and will abstain from eating and drinking until sunset, missing school lunch. Food service director Emi Kreste said that the district has wanted to provide Ramadan accommodations for years, but that it wasn't possible until now.
Plus, the Detroit Parks Coalition and the Detroit Public Library are partnering for an inaugural Bookmark Design Contest.
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Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover new incentives for utilities to improve reliability. Plus, construction begins on I-696 east.
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Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover emergency response improvements from the city, an Interfaith Day of Unity and more.
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Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover new water rates, upcoming road closures, proposed legislation for transfer students and more.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her seventh State of the State address at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 26. She’s expected to outline her administration’s plans for the next year in the address, covering key topics like her plans for job growth, lowering costs and improving the state’s roads.
Plus, motorists throughout metro Detroit are preparing for the closure of eastbound I-696 in the city’s northern suburbs.
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About 190 families displaced by last week’s water main break in Southwest Detroit are still in hotels as repairs and cleanup continues. City officials say repairs to the most-damaged homes should be completed within the next six weeks. Plus, the nonprofit Michigan Immigrant Rights Center is applauding the Trump administration's decision to rescind a freeze on funding that pays for attorneys to represent unaccompanied migrant children.
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The Dearborn Police Department is investigating a road rage incident that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old Dearborn Heights girl. Plus, Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County says the organization is scrambling for funding after the Trump administration froze spending promised to help resettle refugees.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation on Friday to preserve Michigan’s lower minimum wage for tipped workers and to modify the law that requires most employers to provide paid sick leave — just hours after the bills were sent to her by the Legislature. Plus, local leaders are saying cuts to the U.S. Department of Education could affect the state if President Donald Trump shuts down the agency.
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Detroit Water and Sewerage will begin repairing damage caused by the massive water main break in Southwest Detroit next week. Plus, Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr of Detroit-based Triumph Church launched his campaign for Detroit’s mayor Wednesday night.
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