Quinn Klinefelter

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Quinn Klinefelter appears in the following:

Post-Bankruptcy, A Booming Detroit Is Still Fragile

Saturday, December 12, 2015

It's been one year since the city of Detroit exited the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. New development is erupting downtown, but the city is still walking a financial tightrope.

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Rebuilding Detroit After Bankruptcy

Thursday, December 10, 2015

A year after exiting bankruptcy, Detroit's finances are in much better shape—but there's still a long road ahead to a full recovery. 

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Up, Up And Away: Balloon School For Parade Newbies

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Balloons are a mainstay of Thanksgiving Day parades across the nation. It takes skill, strength and teamwork to control those helium-filled bags of fun — that's exactly what balloon school is for.

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Pre-Race Day, Indy 500 Struggles With Flying Cars

Friday, May 22, 2015

Leading up to the premier race has been a series of unpredictable airborne crashes — and no one can explain why. Officials have mandated a lower driving speed, while engineers work to find a solution.

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Mass Tax Foreclosure Threatens Detroit Homeowners

Monday, March 30, 2015

Tuesday is the deadline to begin what many call the largest U.S. mass tax foreclosure. With the city counting on tax revenue, the owners behind on payments may be forced out of their homes.

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From Water Cutoffs To An Art Scare, Detroit Has A Tumultuous Year

Monday, December 15, 2014

Detroit has officially emerged from the largest-ever municipal bankruptcy. But 2014, which included a trial over the city's plan to shed $7 billion in debt, changed the very fabric of the city.

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There's No Place Like A Dorm Room For The Holidays

Monday, December 15, 2014

When holiday break comes, college kids start packing up and heading for home. But for former foster students, there's no home to go to.

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Detroit Goes Dark After Major Power Outage

Tuesday, December 02, 2014

Much of downtown Detroit went dark on Tuesday after a power cable was cut, leaving the grid without sufficient electricity. Courts, schools, government offices closed up and hospitals...

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Bankruptcy Judge: Detroit Deal Nearly Miraculous

Saturday, November 08, 2014

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Judge To Rule Friday On Detroit's Bankruptcy Exit

Friday, November 07, 2014

The judge must decide if the plan is fair to Detroit's creditors and feasible for the city to accomplish, as it seeks to shed $7 billion in debt and invest more than a billion in city services.

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Michigan Football Apologizes For Letting QB With A Concussion Play

Friday, October 03, 2014

Students at the University of Michigan want the coach and the athletic director to be fired. Both faced protests after the quarterback was put back in a game following a head injury last week.

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Detroit Agrees To Lease Water System To Neighboring Counties

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

As Detroit struggles to emerge from bankruptcy, the city reaches a historic deal. After years of acrimony, the city and its suburbs have a tentative deal to share control of Detroit's water system.

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Detroit's Fiscal Future Rests With A Federal Judge

Tuesday, September 02, 2014

Detroit's future comes down to this: a federal trial over the city's plan to emerge from largest municipal bankruptcy ever in the U.S. As Detroit Public Radio's Quinn Klinefelter repo...

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Trial Will Decide Detroit's Fiscal Future

Sunday, August 31, 2014

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A Right Or A Privilege? Detroit Residents Split Over Water Shut-Offs

Friday, August 01, 2014

The city's been shutting off water to thousands of customers who aren't paying their bills. Some argue it's a violation of a basic human need; others say nonpayers are effectively stealing water.

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Other Cities Poach Police From Detroit's Low-Wage Force

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

From Toledo to Houston, cities are courting Detroit cops, who are seen as battle-tested from routinely dealing with high crime rates — and fed up from years of low pay and cuts in benefits.

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Water - A Human Right?

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Today, The Takeaway takes a two part look at our most precious resource, water. It's a resource that thousands in Detroit now find themselves without. Back in March, officials in the ...

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Detroit's Big 3 Pledge Millions To Help City Workers' Pensions

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Ford, General Motors and Chrysler are offering a multimillion dollar donation toward a deal to ease pension cuts for retirees, and preserve the lucrative collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

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Can This 'Perfect Match' Dance Their Way To Gold?

Sunday, January 26, 2014

At the Arctic Edge skating rink 30 miles northwest of Detroit, the team that's won every major ice dance competition in the past few years is leaving the ice separately. But Meryl Davis and Charlie White are never far apart for long.

"It's freaky, I mean, how often that we ...

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Blizzard is de Blasio's First Big Test - How'd he Do?

Friday, January 03, 2014

A winter storm settled in across the northeast and parts of the Midwest last night, affecting an estimated 100 million people nation wide. This nor'easter is also providing a test for...

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