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And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Please welcome Bernadette Atuahene to this program. The full scholar professor. She joins on tax of foreclosures. For those who are unfamiliar of how serious this problem is between 2011 and 2015. One and four dough tretroit own subject to property tax foreclosures. Many of those foreclosures are unconstitutional. Professor atuahene, i am glad to have you on this program. Let me jump right in, why unconstitution unconstitutional . Other state constitutions to the extent they mention property tax assessment at all, saying things like property tax must be fair or equitable or uniformed and up to the courts to determine legality. Michigan and five eother state that is have an actual ratio in the state constitutions. Thats what we did. We found that between 2009 and 2015, each of those seven years, anywhere between 55 and 85 of property in detroit is a violation of the constitution. Not only that, we broke the data
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Please welcome dee dee bridgewater back to our program. Shes been at the forefront of music for decades now and won awards and grammy awards. This album is called memphis, yes, i am ready. How could you not love that album cover . [ laughter ] i am assuming thats you a few years ago snooc. Just a few. Memphis, yes, i am ready. My first thought was it took you all this time to get ready in. It did. And why . To get ready to go back home. Because i have been on a life journey and i found that time where i can go back and investigate my beginnings which is a wonderful thing. What makes this time the right time to do it. It was about my my mother is beginning my transition. I have been her care giver for ten years. As she began to transition, i began to think that maybe i need to tastart seeing what about wh he wants to do. This is something that i have been wanting to do, go back memphis understanding why i am the
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Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brangham congress is getting back to work with only a few days left before the year ends, and taxes are tops on the agenda. But it was clear today that lawmakers also have to reckon with the issue of sexual misdeeds. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. I am tremendously sorry. Desjardins for minnesota democratic senator al franken, a public step, a news conference, his first since being accused of groping and Sexual Misconduct by four different women. This has been a shock and extremely humbling. I am embarrassed, i feel ashamed. What im going to do is im