Articles from the May 11, 2023 edition
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Wayne Police Chief Leading the Effort to Address Addiction in the Community
On Monday, May 8, Families Against Narcotics (FAN), hosted its monthly Public Forum at the HYPE Recreation Center in Wayne. The evening's topic of discussion was "Law Enforcement's Changing...
AG Dana Nessel Announce $141 Million Settlement
LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that consumers who were tricked by TurboTax's owner Intuit into paying for free tax services will begin receiving checks from a $141...
No jail time for women who drove car into BLM protesters
A woman who drove her car into Black Lives Matter protesters in New York City over two years ago will not be facing jail time after agreeing to a plea deal with prosecutors. Kathleen Casillo was...
OP-ED: The Obesity Crisis Is Not a Hopeless Fight for Black America
From less access to quality healthcare, to the exclusion of anti-obesity medications from Medicare, and most Medicaid and general insurance coverage, our healthcare systems under-prioritizes the...
Senator Gary Peters Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Program to Reduce Violent Crime
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) led reintroduction of the bipartisan Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2023 to reauthorize a nati...
Remembering Congressman John Conyers, Jr. on his birthday - May 16, 1929
John James Conyers Jr.(May 16, 1929 – October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative for Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he...
Task Force Recommends Breast Cancer Screening Should Begin at Age 40
It is a change from the 2016 recommendation, in which the task force recommended that biennial mammograms (breast x-rays) begin at age 50 and that the decision for women to screen in their 40s "should...
Wayne-Westland Veterans Memorial Day Parade
Join us as we celebrate and remember the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom, while we continue to honor the many veterans who have courageously served our country. We...