Briana Rice
Detroit Reporter/ProducerBriana Rice is a reporter/producer operating out of Detroit.
She was previously a breaking news reporter at the Cincinnati Enquirer. Before that, she worked at WXIX in Cincinnati as a digital producer and assignment editor. She studied journalism and digital media at the University of Cincinnati.
When she’s not working, Briana enjoys cooking, reading and writing poems, essays and short stories. She lives in Detroit with her cat, Tatiana, and boyfriend.
You can reach her at ricebri@umich.edu or @BriRiceWrites on Twitter.
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The city says the Census undercounted residents, particularly Black and Hispanic people, in its 2021 population estimation.
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Dearborn officials are partnering with their local school district to provide free sanitary pads to students.A new grant will allow Fordson, Dearborn High, and Edsel Ford High Schools to provide the products in the bathroom, as well as with school nurses and the front office.
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First Lady Jill Biden and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited a Detroit Public School Tuesday.
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Water advocates are calling for more transparency with Detroit’s new water affordability plan.
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A bill amending the State School Aid Act would include almost $10 million for the Oxford Community School District.
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Wayne County's health is ranked lowest among all of Michigan's counties.
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Michigan is expanding postpartum Medicaid coverage for the first year of a newborn’s life for the mother and the baby.
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After hours of negotiations, Detroit City Council approved Mayor Mike Duggan’s $2.4 billion dollar budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.Detroit City Council had to vote on the budget by midnight on April 14 and they ended up voting an hour before that deadline.
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The spongy moths are back and once again chewing through leaves across Michigan. Experts say you can expect to see the emergence of the caterpillars throughout April and early May.
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A group of state legislators are reintroducing a bill aimed at expanding Michigan’s anti-discrimination laws. Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act does not specifically protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Neither does Michigan’s Ethnic Intimidation Law.