Consultant that raked in $17.2M in bankruptcy congratulates Detroit in NYT ad
Van Conway is known for hosting lavish holiday parties with scantily clad women.
Detroit demands $12,000-plus for e-mails between Mayor Duggan & EM Orr
This is the third time in two months that the Duggan administration has demanded that we pay thousands of dollars for public records. One bill was $42,000.
Mayor Duggan secretly worked with EM to abolish state-mandated transparency law
This isn’t about the effectiveness of a city ordinance or emergency management. It’s about a mayor intentionally misleading the public.
Before relinquishing control of Detroit, EM Kevyn Orr abolished Citizens’ District Councils
CDC members expressed shock and said the councils are an important link between residents and government.
Mayor Duggan gets control of troubled water department amid shutoffs
Duggan said he plans to make it easier for cash-strapped delinquent customers to pay their bills by offering assistance but hinted that he wouldn’t stop the shutoffs for everyone.
PETA: Go vegan for a month and we’ll pay your overdue Detroit water bill
The offer comes after the city has shut off 17,000 households for overdue water bills since March.
Water gushes in thousands of vacant buildings as Detroit shuts off occupied homes
The city has shut off water to more than 15,000 delinquent homeowners and landlords but can’t keep pace with running water in vacant buildings.
Hundreds expected to protest water shutoffs Friday in downtown Detroit
Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr defended the shutoffs and urged protesters to end the “hysteria.”
About 10 protesters arrested at rally today over Detroit water shutoffs
Among those arrested were pastors and seniors, who were placed in the backs of police cars and hauled off.
Lens on Detroit: Tragic toll of bankruptcy in 35 images
Often lost in the discussion about Detroit’s bankruptcy is the scope of the city’s troubles following six spiraling decades of job losses and residential flight.