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Part 1: Streetcar revival derailed by host of shortcomings, dangers

By Steve Neavling on April 11, 2017   Headline, Investigations, posts, Urban Renewal  

Part 1: Streetcar revival derailed by host of shortcomings, dangers

New streetcars are slow, unreliable, over-budget, accident-prone and vulnerable to mechanical failures, according to an exhaustive examination of the nine systems that opened since 2013.

Tens of thousands of dead trees wreak havoc in Detroit’s neighborhoods

By Steve Neavling on March 22, 2017   City Government, Featured, Featured Stories, Headline, Investigations, posts  

Tens of thousands of dead trees wreak havoc in Detroit’s neighborhoods

Dead trees played a major role in the largest breakout of fires in Detroit since at least 2010.

Audio: Mayor Fouts compares black people to ‘chimps,’ ridicules women

By Steve Neavling on January 16, 2017   Featured, Featured Stories, Headline, Investigations, Macomb County  

Audio: Mayor Fouts compares black people to ‘chimps,’ ridicules women

Warning: The comments are vile, offensive and profane.

Detroit taxpayers bilked out of $500,000+ for severances to silence a scandal

By Steve Neavling on May 18, 2016   City Government, Headline, Investigations  

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.

Analysis: Less than 9% of pot dispensaries in Detroit eligible under restrictive ordinance

By Steve Neavling on May 10, 2016   City Government, Government, Headline, Investigations, posts  

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.

How 10,000+ fires devoured Detroit neighborhoods over the past 3 years

By Steve Neavling on March 17, 2016   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, Investigations, posts  

How 10,000+ fires devoured Detroit neighborhoods over the past 3 years

An interactive map shows where each of the 10,000 fires occurred between 2013 and 2015.

Gov. Snyder lied: Flint water switch was not about saving money, records suggest

By Steve Neavling on January 23, 2016   City Government, Flint Water Crisis, Government, Headline, Investigations, State of Michigan  

Gov. Snyder lied: Flint water switch was not about saving money, records suggest

Turns out, Detroit offered Flint a better deal for water than the plan that ultimately led to thousands of residents being poisoned.

Detroit wildly underreports fire-related injuries, fatalities and arsons

By Steve Neavling on November 24, 2015   Fire, Headline, Investigations, posts  

Detroit wildly underreports fire-related injuries, fatalities and arsons

The city of Detroit painted a wildly inaccurate and misleading picture of the fire crisis through a public database that was supposed to create transparency.

‘Rolling the dice:’ Detroit routinely sends dangerously defective rigs to fires

By Steve Neavling on July 30, 2015   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, Investigations, posts  

‘Rolling the dice:’ Detroit routinely sends dangerously defective rigs to fires

An 18-month Motor City Muckraker investigation has found that the Detroit Fire Department has placed firefighters and residents in serious jeopardy.

Mayor Duggan’s administration grows, with more than half making 6-figure salaries

By Steve Neavling on May 20, 2015   City Government, Featured Stories, Government, Headline, Investigations, Mayor's Office, posts  

Mayor Duggan’s administration grows, with more than half making 6-figure salaries

As Mayor Mike Duggan continued to cut city workers over the past year, he increased the size of his administration from 80 appointees to at least 94, with more than half making in excess of $100,000 a year.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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