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Michigan resident arrested after confronting Taylor mayor over police ties to ICE

✇Detroit Metro Times
Steve Neavling

A local resident who demanded answers about the city of Taylor's agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was grabbed by three police officers and arrested Tuesday night after she pressed Mayor Tim Woolley on whether the partnership is putting immigrants and people of color in danger.

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The Metro: The case for creating a greater Detroit

✇WDET 101.9 FM
Sam Corey

Late last year, Rogelio Landin ran for mayor of Detroit on a simple platform: the city should annex some of its surrounding communities. Detroit needs people, and those suburbs need money. With annexation, the city could expand and gain more revenue to share with its new residents.

Rogelio Landin.
Rogelio Landin.

Landin didn’t get many votes, but the idea was provocative. What if metro Detroit acted more like a coherent region, instead of dozens of separate municipalities all going it alone? What could that unlock?

Rogelio Landin spoke with Robyn Vincent about that and more.

 

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