Why Mayor Duggan should release e-mails between his office and emergency manager
Mayor Duggan’s outlandish claim during the State of the City address warrants a closer look at his relationship with Gov. Snyder and emergency management.
Mayor Duggan Taps Gary Brown to Head Beleaguered Water Department
Gary Brown is a former police officer who entered politics after winning part of an $8.4 million whistleblower lawsuit against Detroit and former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
Former spokesman for EM Kevyn Orr rakes in $375 an hour in Atlantic City
The veteran Republican strategist has found two lucrative jobs since Detroit emerged from bankruptcy in December.
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.
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.
Photos: Protests over water shutoffs increase, drawing about 1,000 to downtown Detroit
People descended on downtown Detroit to protest Detroit’s massive water shutoffs, and they were accompanied by nurses who warned of an impending “public health emergency.”