New allegations against ex-Treasurer Dillon prompt calls for investigation
“The public needs to be assured that scarce taxpayer resources are not being used for other questionable purposes,” said Senate Democratic leader Gretchen Whitmer.
In odd twist, Republicans shame Democrats for ignoring Detroit; new Red Wings arena at stake
Democrats in the state House are threatening to derail legislation that would help the Illich family build a new arena for the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit, legislators told Motor City Muckraker this afternoon. Protesting the Republicans’ unscrupulous handling of the controversial right-to-work legislation, Democrats are pledging to oppose a measure that would release million […]
Is racism or bias leading local coverage of Detroit’s mayoral campaign?
Duggan is being trumpeted by the media as the most electable white mayoral candidate since the early 1970s. The story is leading most local news sites, and he hasn’t officially decided whether he’s running.
What we lack in money, we make up in passion
By Rev. Charles Williams II As Republican legislators seek to kill collective bargaining and lay off our teachers, firefighters, police and public service workers, we have to get up, get into it and get involved. Think Occupy Wall Street and the Wisconsin demonstrations and mobilizations. It is a well-known fact that folks, who hung out […]