Mayor Duggan dismisses divide between neighborhoods and downtown as ‘fiction’
The deepening divide between downtown and the neighborhoods is anything but fiction. Let’s look at the facts.
Part 2: Duggan’s son among 225+ people paid for mayor’s campaign work
Mayor Duggan spent $1.2 million on his re-election bid since November, shelling out money to more than 225 people, including his son and an ex-felon, for work ranging from canvassing neighborhoods to conducting telephone polls.
Part 1: Duggan’s formidable political machine relies on deep-pocket outsiders
Duggan’s fundraising prowess raises serious questions about his influence with outsiders and those who have contributed heavily to Republican candidates, including Donald Trump, Gov. Rick Snyder and the Michigan Republican Party.
Video: Police remove Detroiter for speaking against mayor during ’67 rebellion anniversary
Police removed Meeko Williams from a public park on the 50th anniversary of the 1967 rebellion.
Virtually all-white ad, ‘See Detroit Like We Do,’ raises eyebrows
Many black and Latino residents are asking billionaire Dan Gilbert and his company today, “Is this really how you see Detroit?”
Lawsuit: Duggan conspired with school board to prevent public Pistons vote
A federal lawsuit claims Mayor Duggan conspired with the school board to deprive residents of the right to vote on whether billionaire Pistons owner Tom Gores should receive more than $55 million in public financing.
Mayor Duggan’s demolition program returns $6.4M for improper expenses
A state investigation that revealed inappropriate, if not illegal, expenses will cost Detroit $6.4 million as a federal grand jury probe continues.
Coleman Young II calls for special prosecutor to probe Duggan’s demo program
Sen. Coleman Young II called for a special prosecutor today to investigate Mayor Duggan’s demolition program after Motor City Muckraker revealed last week that the U.S. Attorney’s Office leaked favorable information about Duggan to the media.
US attorney’s office leaks favorable grand jury information about Mayor Duggan
Any reporter who regularly covers federal courts will tell you it’s incredibly rare for the U.S. attorney’s office to reveal information about a grand jury investigation.
Detroit’s top attorney on demo probe appointed to team investigating Trump
The top attorney representing the city of Detroit in an ongoing federal criminal probe into the city’s demolition program has been tapped by special counsel Robert Mueller to help investigate President Trump and his campaign’s alleged ties to Russia.