City of Detroit charges outrageous fees for records on council staff salaries
Under Mayor Mike Duggan, public records are often a luxury, affordable only to those able to pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
Memo: Mayor Duggan may have broken state law with suspicious appointments
Mayor Duggan appears to have gone too far when he tried to replace members of a historic commission with pro-development interests.
Hotel Park Avenue faces demo after council approves Red Wings arena plans
The Red Wings want to replace the historic 91-year-old building with a loading dock.
Graffiti removed from historic Detroit hotels but fate of buildings uncertain
The buildings’ fate remains entangled in a potential legal battle with preservationists and Detroit City Council.
Grosse Pointe Park to remove controversial blockade at Detroit border
Grosse Pointe Park is moving the controversial sheds that have blocked off a main road at the border of Detroit all summer despite vocal opposition.
Police: Detroit councilman found slumped over drunk in driver’s seat
It didn’t take long for yet another Detroit City Council member to get in trouble with the law.
Police Chief Craig betrays no-snitching culture by calling FBI. Why didn’t Rev. Sheffield?
The Rev. Horace Sheffield III, who is running for Congress, said he wishes he had kept his mouth shut.
Charles Pugh may run, but he can’t hide from $1 million lawsuit over nude video, texts
Pugh may have escaped criminal charges, but now he faces a lawsuit against the teenager whom the council president paid for a nude video.
Investigation: Fox 2 reporter to blame for clash with police at Detroit Council meeting
Police said the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter was in a “restricted area” at the time of the encounter.
Red Wings arena deal moves forward after divided council approves land sales
The deal, approved by a 6-3 vote, calls for selling 39 vacant parcels just north of downtown for $1.