- Created on 23 May 2013
Report Shows Medicaid Expansion Would Help 25,000 Michigan Veterans and Their Families
As AARP works to support Medicaid expansion in Michigan, a recent report by the Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that more than 25,000 currently uninsured Michigan veterans and spouses would receive health coverage if Medicaid is expanded under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Currently, Michigan
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Inkster Resident Turns 114 Today: America's Oldest Person
The oldest woman in the U.S. is pushing off questions about her longevity to a higher power.
When Jeralean Talley (pictured) was asked why she thinks she has lived so long, the 113-year-old from suburban Detroit lifted her arm and pointed to the sky.
“Don’t ask me,” she said. “Ask Him.”
Talley, who was born May 23, 1899,
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Shinola Brings Manufacturing Back to Detroit
ALEX STCHEKINE, bicycle production and special projects, affixes the name plate to a Bixby model bicycle at Shinola's Detroit facility.- Jim Campbell, photo.
Shinola, currently headquartered in the College for Creative Studies' Alfred E. Taubman Center for Design Education at 485 W. Milwaukee St., manufactures bicycles,
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UPDATE: Election commission decides to keep Duggan on the ballot
Today the election commission decided to keep mayoral candidate, Mike Duggan on the ballot despite Tom Barrow's claim Duggan was ineligible to run for mayor.
The commission concluded a candidate must be a qualified resident and registered voter in the city of Detroit one year prior to the filing deadline.
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- Created on 22 May 2013
Detroit One Seeks to Achieve Thriving City
Detroit is a city with a rich history, but the future of Detroit depends on creating a safe space where people can live, work and invest. Detroit One is a new law enforcement and community initiative designed to achieve a thriving city.
In 2012, Detroit experienced 387 homicides, more than one a day, a total that is
