Detroit taxpayers bilked out of $500,000+ for severances to silence a scandal
To avoid another scandal, a Detroit agency used $500,000+ intended for streetlights to pay off whistleblowers and the accused employees.
Detroit approves municipal IDs for immigrants, homeless and others
Detroit joins San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C. and a handful of other cities with municipal IDs for immigrants, homeless people and others who often don’t have state identifications.
DEGC refuses to provide public records to MC Muckraker under FOIA request
The tax-funded group that handles the sale of prime public property in Detroit has failed to turn over records as required under FOIA.
FBI joins federal investigation into Mayor Duggan’s demolition program in Detroit
The probe centers around the rising costs of demolitions and questions about whether Duggan and other city officials schemed to award contracts to preferred companies.
Analysis: Less than 9% of pot dispensaries in Detroit eligible under restrictive ordinance
A vast majority of Detroit’s marijuana dispensaries are about to go up in smoke because of a controversial city ordinance that severely limits where cannabis shops are allowed to operate.
Detroit taps billionaire Dan Gilbert, others for federal tax dollars to build new housing
Billionaire Dan Gilbert, who owns or controls more than 80 downtown Detroit properties, may soon expand his empire to Brush Park and the Eastern Market with the help of millions of federal tax dollars.
Feds investigating Detroit Land Bank over questionable demo contracts
Federal investigators are probing questionable contracts doled out by Mayor Mike Duggan’s demolition program over the past two years.
Private PR firm delays Muckraker request for public Red Wings arena records
A private PR team handles public records involving the sale of prime, taxpayer-owned property in Detroit.
Michigan man, 18, barred from voting with ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-shirt showing
An 18-year-old Birmingham man was prevented from voting until he covered up his “Black Lives Matters” T-shirt.
With no public input, city sells historic Tiger Stadium field for just $1
How a controversial group managed to buy a historic baseball field for just $1 without the public knowing.