Julia Cardi

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DETROIT Julia CardiThe Detroit NewsView Comments A Detroit-based nonprofit has called for the creation and funding of a community doula network to reduce pregnancy complications and deaths for mothers and babies to "foster a more just and equitable birthing experience."Doulas' roles include acting as advocates and educators to health care providers on behalf of mothers, which the organization said helps reduce sometimes life-threatening pregnancy complications.

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DETROIT Julia CardiThe Detroit NewsView Comments Officials from Michigan State University and Henry Ford Health took turns signing a beam Tuesday to commemorate construction of the new facility intended to be an engine of health research in Detroit. The $335 million Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences Research Center is part of a $3 billion, 30-year partnership between the health system and the university.

1 week ago | detroitnews.com | Julia Cardi

DETROIT Julia CardiThe Detroit NewsView CommentsMore than five years after Detroit set a goal of building 2,000 new multi-family affordable housing units by 2023, Michigan's largest city has made progress in enticing developers to build more homes residents can afford, but experts say the city still falls thousands of units short of what it needs.

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WAYNE COUNTY Julia CardiThe Detroit NewsView Comments The first of three men charged in connection with the killing of an Oakland County sheriff's deputy in 2024 will spend between five and 20 years in prison after his sentencing in a Detroit courtroom Friday.

1 week ago | detroitnews.com | Julia Cardi

WAYNE COUNTY Julia CardiThe Detroit NewsView Comments Livonia voters will decide on Aug. 5 whether to approve a new police station, library, city center plaza and renovations to the western Wayne County suburb's five fire stations, after the City Council this week approved a $150 million bond proposal to go on the ballot. The bond debt would be repaid over 25 years through a 1.43-mill property tax. If approved, the millage would cost a homeowner $1.43 per $1,000 of their property's taxable value.