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The Electoral College and The National Popular Vot...

Secretary of State Benson talks integrity of the e...

Secretary of State Benson talks integrity of the election and ban on open carry

Oct 31, 2020

SOS Jocelyn Benson talks open carry, the integrity of the election, and voting logistics.

The Electoral College and The National Popular Vote

Oct 28, 2020

Bill Kubota reports on the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact – a way to make the popular vote count while maintaining the Electoral College when electing the President of the United States.

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Art behind bars: U-M program is changing lives of Michigan inmates
by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Artwork from current and former inmates is on display through Sunday in the Free Your Mind: Art and Incarceration in Michigan exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
With a new director coming soon, what’s the state of DDOT?
by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Detroit Department of Transportation leader Mikel Oglesby is leaving at the close of October, prompting some advocates and union officials to worry about DDOT’s future. Oglesby and city leaders say plans will stay on track.
Metro Detroit students start new school year with familiar challenges, fresh solutions
by Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, Orlando Bailey, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit, Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press and Micah Walker (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
The 2023-24 year marks the fourth full school year since the pandemic started, and offers the state’s public schools an opportunity to recalibrate academic recovery programs, tackle mental health issues, and address longstanding problems.
New school year and new challenges on the first day of school in metro Detroit
by Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit, Orlando Bailey and Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
As the new school year begins in Detroit Public Schools Community District and others across Michigan, students face familiar challenges — with the promise of fresh solutions.
Eastside Community Network regroups after center rammed by pickup truck
by Olivia Lewis (Olivia Lewis, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Benjamin Noah Weinstein, a 42-year-old white Detroiter, is charged with six felonies in connection with the Aug. 19 incident that damaged the longtime community center with a predominately Black membership

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Tim Wakefield, knuckleball-wielding pitcher who helped Red Sox win 2004 World Series, dies at 57
Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year, has died.
Slovakia's ex-premier with pro-Russian stance leads his leftist party to election win
A populist former prime minister and his leftist party have won early parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American message, according to complete results announced Sunday.
How much aid the U.S. has sent to Ukraine, in 6 charts
Six graphics illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders.