Voter irregularities spotted in Detroit ahead of election
People are registered to vote in government buildings where no one lives.
Detroit mayoral candidates Duggan, Napoleon accused of violating election laws
Detroit mayoral candidate Tom Barrow claims three of his opponents committed campaign violations that are egregious enough to dismiss their candidacy.
Jury struggles to find verdict in corruption trial for ex-Mayor Kilpatrick – but what’s that mean?
Eight days of deliberation are relatively uncommon, but they happen. In 2003, jurors took four months and still couldn’t reach verdicts on 27 counts against police accused of planting evidence and assaulting suspects.
Council President Pugh backed out of mayoral bid because “I have the skin of a wet tissue paper”
In an unusually candid interview, Council President Charles Pugh acknowledged he was not cut out for politics.
Mayoral candidate Lisa Howze gains momentum after $50,000 Super Bowl ad
Political observers brushed Lisa Howze off as a second-tier contender. Not anymore.
Former black separatist is slammed for supporting white mayoral candidate
Many black Detroiters were unhappy, calling Shabazz a trader – all because he supports a white candidate.
Leader of New Black Panther Nation supports Detroit’s only white mayoral candidate
Not long ago an outspoken black separatist, Minister Malik Shabazz is embracing the only caucasian mayoral candidate, former Detroit Medical Center CEO Mike Duggan.
Mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon: “Palmer Woods is not Detroit”
In a mayoral contest that could flare racial and class tensions, Napoleon took jabs at former Wayne County Prosecutor Mike Duggan.
Bing’s administration won’t stop illegal scrapping that is endangering Detroiters
Last week, Bing’s office and the police department told us they were oblivious to a large backhoe and dozens of scrappers who have been aggressively tearing apart the asbesto-laden Packard over the past three months.
Kwame tweets: Civic fund was not a charity
Kilpatrick takes on prosecution’s claims that his civic fund was for charity.