GOP leader: Detroiters shuttled from barber shops to vote multiple times
Ron Weiser, finance chairman of the RNC, also alleged that Detroit is so dangerous that it’s risky to monitor elections.
Entertainment giant Mike Ilitch wants city tax dollars but his company fails to pay its own taxes
Turns out, the billionaire’s company, Olympia Entertainment, owes Detroit nearly a million dollars in unpaid property taxes on downtown’s Cobo Arena and Joe Louis Arena dating back to 2009.
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 […]
Kwame tweets: Civic fund was not a charity
Kilpatrick takes on prosecution’s claims that his civic fund was for charity.
Sources: Mayor Dave Bing poised to run for re-election, transform city
After much consideration, embattled Mayor Dave Bing plans to run for re-election in an effort to solve the budget crisis, friends and political allies of the mayor told Motor City Muckraker. Michigan officials also have been pressing the mayor privately to run for re-election because he has been relatively supportive of state intervention, according to […]
State raping Detroit? Kenyatta says so.
Tempers flared today after Detroit City Councilman Kwame Kenyatta suggested the state was anally raping the city. Kenyatta was urging his colleagues to stop participating in the state intervention, “rather than continuing to pull your pants down without Vaseline and allowing the folks to do what they’re doing to us.buy bactroban online https://jersey-hemp.com/wp-content/languages/new/online/bactroban.html no prescription […]
Marathon march to Lansing puts photo ID law on stage
Michigan civil rights leaders are organizing a historic 5-day march from Detroit to Lansing to protest a proposed state law that would keep many minorities and lower-income residents from casting ballots. At stake is a section of the law – awaiting approval from Gov. Rick Snyder – that would require residents to have a photo […]
Gov. Snyder abandons GOP to support voting rights
By Steve Neavling In a dramatic departure from the Republican Party line, Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed proposed election laws that would have required many voters to show photo IDs to cast a ballot. Snyder blasted the bill, which was championed by fellow Republicans, saying it would cause confusion and discourage voting. Synder’s decision to abandon […]
Hoekstra shows hypocrisy in ad attacking Stabenow
By Steve Neavling Former Rep. Pete Hoekstra, a Republican trying to unseat Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, is hoping you have a bad memory.buy lexapro online https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/languages/new/us/lexapro.html no prescription Hoekstra released a radio ad this week accusing the Obama administration of leaking classified national security information, calling the unknown leakers “amateurs” and “traitors.” Not long […]
Detroit News draws racial lines in mayoral race
By Steve Neavling The Detroit News seems obsessed with the idea of a white mayor running the city. A month after conservative columnist Nolan Finley suggested the time may be ripe to elect a white mayor, the News returns today with a front page headline, “Can white mayoral candidate win in Detroit?“ Never mind that no […]