Trump administration to reconsider asylum for separated immigrant families
September 17th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump’s administration has agreed to reconsider the asylum claims of some 1,000 immigrant parents and children who were separated at the U.S. border as part of a deal to settle lawsuits over his “zero-tolerance” immigration policy. The settlement, detailed in court documents late on Wednesday,...
Snyder signs new rules for medical marijuana businesses
September 17th, 20180 LANSING — On Tuesday Sept. 11, Gov. Snyder signed new emergency administrative rules to continue implementation of the Medical Marijuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA). The rules issued by the Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) ensuring protection for medical marijuana patients. Under the new rules, depending on...
Dearborn Public Schools’ Arabic classes focus on culture as well as language
September 16th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools have been expanding the number of students learning a different language and Arabic has become one of the district’s fastest growing foreign languages since the late 90s. All high schools and the vast majority of middle schools within the district offer Arabic; and community members and...
Comerica Park to host first Arab American night
September 15th, 20180 DETROIT—Comerica Park will holds its first-ever Arab American night on Saturday, Sept. 22 as the Detroit Tigers face the Kansas City Royals. “To the best of our knowledge, it’s the first of its kind in all of baseball at least,” said Jim Cleary, a sales executive for the Tigers, who came up with the idea for the event in...
Dearborn and Pittsfield Township fire departments to receive combined $600,000
September 15th, 20180 DEARBORN – U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) announced that the Dearborn and Pittsfield Township Fire Departments will receive a combined $600,000 in federal support to acquire new vehicles. The Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) will go directly to the local fire departments to help them acquire new vehicles, including...
CAIR-MI files civil rights complaint on behalf of Muslim boxer
September 14th, 20180 FARMINGTON HILLS — On Thursday, Sept. 13, the Michigan Chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) announced the filing of a Michigan Department of Civil Rights complaint against USA Boxing in support of 18-year-old Michigan boxer Basheer Abdur, a Muslim who was barred from competition because of the beard he believes he...
Survey finds voters support recreational marijuana proposal, split on gerrymandering
September 14th, 20180 LANSING — A recent survey by the Detroit News and WDIV-TV found that Michigan voters favor a recreational marijuana initiative on the ballot this November. The new poll of 600 Michiganders suggests marijuana Proposal 1 would pass comfortably nine weeks before the election, while Proposal 2, to end gerrymandering, was split in...
Dearborn School District to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students
September 14th, 20180 DEARBORN — On Wednesday, Sept. 12, the Dearborn Public Schools announced an expansion of its free lunch program. Celia Nasser, a Dearborn Public Schools board member, told the AANews she was informed by Thomas Wall, executive director of business and operations at the district, that the state changed its percentage of “qualified,...
Reception hosted in honor of Palestinian college students visiting Michigan
September 10th, 20180 ANN ARBOR — On Tuesday, September 4, Global Ties Detroit and U of M’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) hosted a welcome reception in honor of the students from Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) in the Michigan League University Avenue building in Ann Arbor. Global Ties Detroit, in partnership with the University of Michigan...
Dearborn seeking Election Day poll workers
September 10th, 20180 DEARBORN – The city clerk is seeking poll workers for the November 6 general election. Candidates should be at least 18 years of age, registered voters in Michigan and have basic computer skills. Students who are 16 or 17 years old may also apply. The position pays $130 for the day and an additional $20 for attending the...
Dearborn enhances website tools for prospective businesses
September 9th, 20180 DEARBORN — Dearborn's economic development experts are happy to welcome business professionals hoping to establish, expand or relocate a business in Dearborn. Tom Paison, assistant director of the Economic and Community Development Department, said the city has expanded its website in order to ensure prospective owners have...
Michigan Democrats concerned about GOP-passed minimum wage raise and sick leave measures
September 8th, 20180 LANSING — On Wednesday, state lawmakers adopted proposals to raise Michigan’s minimum wage and require employers to offer paid sick leave, keeping the citizen-initiated proposals off the November ballot and making it easier for the GOP-majority legislature to amend them after the elections. The proposals that Michigan’s Senate...
Palestinian college students take part in educational programs in Detroit and Ann Arbor
September 8th, 20180 ANN ARBOR — For the first time, students from Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) were able to have the opportunity to be a part of the abroad Entrepreneurial Education Program taking place in Ann Arbor and Detroit. Global Ties Detroit, in partnership with the University of Michigan (U of M) and the Arab American Women’s...
U.S. Senate passes anti-hate crime legislation
September 8th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous vote an anti-hate crime bill (S. 994), protecting religiously affiliated institutions. This legislation amends the federal criminal code and increases the penalty — a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both— for intentionally threatening or destroying...
Dearborn police arrest carjacking suspect
September 7th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department responded to an armed carjacking on Warren Avenue on the morning on Sept. 2. One of the victims reported that while he and his brother were seated in their vehicle an unknown male approached and ordered them out of their car at gunpoint. The victims exited the vehicle and the suspect took......
Supreme Court nominee steers clear of Trump criticism
September 7th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh stressed that he believes the judiciary has broad authority to check the power of the White House, but refused to criticize the man who selected him, President Trump. In a second day of testimony, Kavanaugh declined to comment on Trump’s criticism of the...
CAIR announces complaints against Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office
September 7th, 20180 FARMINGTON HILLS — The Michigan chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim Civil Rights and advocacy organization, held a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 6 to announce the filing of civil rights complaints with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and the U.S. Department......
Environmental health summer program empowers students to take action
September 3rd, 20180 DEARBORN — The number of Dearborn students becoming involved in more activism and learning development committees is increasing each year and the Environmental Health Research-to-Action (EHRA) Academy under Healthy Dearborn has empowered Dearborn high school and college preparatory students to take action in the health concerns facing...
Michigan language arts exam results raise concern
September 3rd, 20180 LANSING — Michigan’s state-wide reading and writing exam results may concern residents after the state invested around $100 million to improve reading instruction. The results, which were released Wednesday morning by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), stated that only 44 percent of students in grades 3-8 who took the...Dearborn group works to improve environmental quality with research and activism
September 3rd, 20180 DEARBORN — The Environmental Health Research-to-Action (EHRA) project under Healthy Dearborn is the first step in a long-term community-academic partnership to address environmental health disparities experienced by residents in Dearborn's Southend, a predominantly Arab American community. This program, which ran from July 23 to August...
Kids in college? State fire marshal urges fire safety for college students
September 3rd, 20180 As our young adults start another academic year at Michigan colleges and universities, State Fire Marshal Kevin Sehlmeyer is urging students and their parents to make fire prevention a top priority and practice life-saving fire safety measures whether living on- or off-campus. “Having working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide......
Public colleges requiring new students to complete sexual assault prevention training
September 2nd, 20180 LANSING — The state of Michigan recently established new legislation which mandates public universities to require in-person sexual assault prevention training for all new students by August 31. For its part, colleges and universities have increased their sexual assault prevention and education programs as the national conversation...
Artist Paul Zenian exhibit to benefit Dearborn gallery
September 2nd, 20180 DEARBORN — Artist Paul Zenian will present an exhibition to benefit the Dearborn Community Arts Council (DCAC) and the Padzieski Art Gallery, which showcases a portion of his work. The exhibition will run Sept. 7 through Oct. 3. Zenian expresses his creativity through large representational and abstract paintings. He also......
Macomb County judge arraigned on hit-and-run charges
September 2nd, 20180 MARINE CITY— Macomb County Judge Catherine Steenland has been arraigned on two misdemeanor criminal charges in connection with a hit-and-run collision that occurred in Roseville last September. Steenland, 51, was arraigned on Monday in the 72nd District Court in Marine City before Judge Michael Hulewicz. On September 25, 2017, at...
Dearborn Heights to host public forum on corridor improvement project
September 2nd, 20180 Dearborn Heights — Dearborn Heights, Taylor and the civil engineering firm Wade Trim will host a public forum to secure the public’s input and opinions regarding the proposed Van Born Corridor Improvement Project. The forum will take place Wednesday, Sept. 19 at the Richard A. Young Recreation Center on McKinley Street. The meeting......
