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The Metro: The silence around Sudan, and a poet trying to break it
Robyn Vincent
The Metro
April 22, 2026
Four years in, the war in Sudan has produced the largest displacement crisis in the world. Nearly 14 million people...
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The Metro: Detroit is trying to write the rules before Big Tech moves in
Robyn Vincent
The Metro
April 16, 2026
In town halls and public squares across Michigan, people are debating whether data centers should be part of their neighborhoods....
Environment
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The Metro: The battle for Michigan’s clean energy future
Robyn Vincent
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April 15, 2026
House Republicans want to eliminate Michigan's clean energy law requiring 100% renewable power by 2040. A second bill would also...
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The Metro: Michigan’s measles tab is $100,000 and counting
Robyn Vincent
The Metro
April 13, 2026
It’s a Sunday night, and you’re sitting in the emergency room with your sick kid. The waiting room is packed...
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The Metro: Michigan law guarantees disabled voters equal access to the polls. A new report shows that rarely happens
Robyn Vincent
The Metro
April 8, 2026
Usually, they are found in school gymnasiums or church fellowship rooms. Voting booths are among the most intimate spaces in...
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The Metro: Detroit’s crime is down. Can the evidence hold up?
Robyn Vincent
The Metro
April 7, 2026
Detroit’s police department has been collecting wins. Homicides in 2025 hit their lowest point since 1965. Carjackings dropped by nearly half. ...
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The Metro: Abbas Alawieh on Lebanon, loss and speaking up
Robyn Vincent
The Metro
March 25, 2026
There’s a phone call that some people in metro Detroit are dreading right now, one where you find out the...
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The Metro: Every department, every dollar — what Documenters are finding in Detroit’s budget hearings
Robyn Vincent
The Metro
March 24, 2026
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield is prioritizing anti-poverty measures in her 814-page proposed budget.  The budget comes as more than a...
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The Metro: Roundup’s safety science is falling apart. The government is protecting it anyway
Robyn Vincent
The Metro
March 23, 2026
What happens when the regulatory systems we depend on to protect us break down? In February, President Trump signed an...
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The Metro: Southfield neighbors confront the moral weight of silence
Robyn Vincent
The Metro
March 19, 2026
It began in a living room in Southfield. Six people around a table in February, trying to figure out what...
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The Metro: Michigan’s Senate primary has become a proxy war for the Democratic Party’s soul
Robyn Vincent
The Metro
March 18, 2026
The Metro is closely watching the race for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat. The Republican side is settled. Former Congressman...
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The Metro: ICE’s media machine and the voices going quiet
Robyn Vincent
The Metro
March 5, 2026
The Metro team has been noticing a chilling effect as we dig for answers and information: some sources who used...