Detroit gains in income but poverty stays high
Census figures show Detroit median household income rose to about $30 300 in 2017 up nearly 6 percent from 2016 marking a second straight year of income growth while the poverty rate held around 34.5 percent. Child poverty remained about 48 percent as experts warn that education and job training are needed to lift labor participation. Mayor Duggan cites Detroit At Work efforts training nearly 3 000 residents since 2017 in construction health care IT and hospitality while stressing ongoing work to attract jobs and reduce poverty.
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U.S. Census Bureau
Bureau
Michigan
Xuan Liu
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
Kurt Metzger
Data
Mike Duggan
Duggan
Michigan enacts law to codify parole guidelines
Gov. Snyder signed Public Act 339 of 2018 defining objective parole and outlining 11 substantial reasons to deny release. The evidence based approach has raised parole rates about 7 percent in five years while recidivism declined, aiding a slower prison population drop. A three month implementation period begins.
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Lansing
Michigan Parole Board
Rick Snyder
Michigan Department of Corrections
Chris Gantz
Detroit cop loses appeal over girl’s death lawsuit
Michigan Supreme Court cleared a trial or settlement in a case against Detroit police officer Joseph Weekley for the 2010 death of 7 year old Aiyana Stanley Jones during a raid. Lower courts allowed a jury to decide if Weekley’s actions were gross negligence after he says his gun discharged during a struggle with the grandmother.
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Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Joseph Weekley
Supreme Court
Aiyana Stanley-Jones
Weekley
Aiyana
Detroit woman sentenced for crash that killed road worker
Samiya Speed of Detroit received 46 months to 15 years in prison after pleading no contest to operating under the influence causing death driving with a suspended license causing death and a moving violation causing death to a construction worker near downtown Detroit. Speed apologized tearfully in court. David Snell of Bay City.
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Detroit
Detroit News
Samiya Speed
Speed
David Snell
Bay City
Driver guilty of second degree murder in Port Huron crash
Theresa Marie Gasken was found guilty of second degree murder for the crash that killed 48 year old Kristine Donahue of Chesterfield Township and injured four others. Gasken wept at the defense table as verdicts were read. sentencing set for October 8. In Lansing, MEA backs a Republican for Michigan Supreme Court, recommending three candidates including Justice Elizabeth Clement, citing a 4-3 ruling on guns at schools.
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Port Huron
Theresa Marie Gasken
Kristine Donahue
Chesterfield Township
Gasken
Lansing
Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Education Association
Elizabeth Clement
Supreme Court
Rick Snyder
Doug Pratt
MEA
Clement
Mae Keyzer 93 longtime Zeeland resident dies
Mae Kruis Keyzer age 93 of Zeeland died September 12 2018 after a long life with husband Peter Keyzer and family. Survived by children Christine Elaine Sam Ray Nina Rose and Kurt plus 18 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren and several sisters in law. Funeral will be September 14 2018 at Messiah's Church with interment at Borculo Cemetery. Memorials to Northern Lighthouse Ministries.
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Mae
Kruis) Keyzer
Zeeland
Peter Keyzer
David Peter Keyzer
Christine
John) Steggerda
Holland
Elaine Keyzer
Hudsonville
Sam
Karen) Keyzer
Lincoln
Ray
Pam) Keyzer
Nina
Paul) Fields
McBain
Mr. Rose
Tony) Breaker
Kurt
Angie
Keyzer
Borculo
Callie Boyd 80 Holland Resident Dies. Funeral Set
Callie Boyd age 80 of Holland died September 11 2018 surrounded by family. She retired from UTA and enjoyed gardening sewing quilts for loved ones. Survived by children Tina Terry Karp David Brenda Boyd Anthony Amy Boyd grandchildren great grandchildren and siblings. Funeral 2 pm September 15 2018 at Langeland Sterenberg Funeral Home with visitation 12 to 1 45 pm Burial Pilgrim Home Cemetery Memorials Harbor Humane Society.
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Callie Boyd
Holland
Callie
UTA
United Technologies
Northern Fiber
David Boyd
Donald Boyd
Tina
Terry Karp
David
Brenda Boyd
Anthony
Tony
Amy Boyd
Sarah
Ben Schram
Scott
Denise Welch
Alexandra Safron
Chris Pallas
Heather
Mike Puetz
Emily Boyd
Aiden Chadwick
Donald “Cody” Boyd
Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home
East 16Th Street
Pilgrim Home Cemetery
Harbor Humane Society
Bagley Street
West Olive
Langelandsterenberg. Com
Charlotte Schaap 87 passes after cancer battle
Charlotte Schaap age 87 died Thursday September 13 after a long cancer fight. A founding Rose Park Baptist Church member in Holland she later joined Landmark Baptist in Haines City Florida. Survived by six children twenty eight grandchildren and twenty nine great grandchildren. Visitation Saturday at 10am funeral noon at Dykstra Mulder Chapel Holland. Memorials to Hospice of Holland.
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Charlotte Schaap
Cornelius and
Serna Bouman
Holland
Charlotte
Rose Park
Landmark Baptist
Haines City
Lloyd Schaap
Florida
Cheryl
Tom) Patterson
Nancy
Michael) Kirk
Mark
Jackie) Schaap
Mike
Cindy) Schaap
Doug Schaap
Lisa
Dalton) Robertson
Anna Sterken 90 Zeeland Woman Dies After Long Illness
Anna Mae Sterken aged 90 of Zeeland died September 12 2018 at American House Holland. She attended North St. Christian Reformed Church and was preceded in death by her husband Raymond and son William. Survived by children David Mary Peggy Rich ard Jack Jeff eight grandchildren twenty great grandchildren and a baby due in January. Visitation Friday noon to 1 and funeral 1 p.m. at Lakeshore Memorial Services Holland with Rev Dennis Perkins officiating. Burial Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Memorials to Hospice of Holland. Online condolences at lakeshore memorial.com.
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Resthaven Maplewoods
American House of Holland
Hospice of Holland
Mae
Messiah’s Independent Reformed Church
48Th Street
Holland
Breno Macedo
Borculo Cemetery
Northern Lighthouse Ministries
Yntema Funeral Home
Yntemafh.com
Anna Mae Sterken
Zeeland
Sterken
North St. Christian Reformed Church
Raymond Sterken
William Sterken
David
Mary) Sterken
Peggy
Richard) Machiele
Jack
Char) Sterken
Jeff
Penny) Sterken
Lakeshore Memorial Services
James St
Dennis Perkins
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Hospice of
Lakeshore Memorial.com
Death Notice Lois Dykhuis 90 of Holland
Lois Dykhuis, 90, of Holland, died Thursday, September 13, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Antenna Funeral Home. Visit hollandsentinel.com for details.
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Lois Dykhuis
Holland
Antenna Funeral Home
Nash family obituary for Terry Lee Nash of Holland
Terry Lee Nash of Holland Michigan died September 9 2018 at home. He is survived by sister Mary Lou Smith daughters Kelly Kacy Katherine Melissa and Fred grandchildren Ashley Jaymes Ana Lauren and Lucas and five great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at noon September 15 at Lakeshore Memorial Services 11939 James Street Holland Michigan. Donations to Lakeshore Memorial Services to cover funeral costs may be made via memorial.com.
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Charlotte
Dykstra Funeral Home
Mulder Chapel
32Nd Street
Holland
Hospice of
Dykstra Funeralhome.com
Terry Lee Nash
Michigan
Mary Lou Smith
Kelly
Kacy
Katherine
Melissa
Fred
Ashley
Jaymes
Ana
Lauren
Lucas
Lakeshore
James Street
Lakeshore Memorial Services
Lakeshore Memorial.com
Nash
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