Detroit Councilman Kenyatta slams colleagues for violating the Open Meetings Act – twice
Six Detroit City Council members have been meeting in secret to hammer out a plan to avoid bankruptcy with deep budget cuts.
Arsonists now face up to life in prison for fires that cause injuries
The dozens of arsonists who set abandoned houses and buildings on fire every week in Detroit now face up to life in prison if someone is injured in the blaze.
Detroit City Council violates state open meeting law by meeting in private with media
Six of nine Detroit City Council members appear to have violated the state’s Open Meetings Act today by meeting in private with editors, columnists and reporters at the Detroit Free Press.
Columnist: Michigan Democratic Party deserves better leadership than Mark Brewer after Right-to-Work blunder
Seems like every time Brewer fails on a statewide level, he gets more job security. His failures are many.
Editorial: Threats of state takeover, bankruptcy ring hollow under weak leadership
The city of Detroit has been within weeks of running out of cash for more than a year now – and services haven’t stopped.
Photo Gallery: Inside the sprawling ruins of Northville Psychiatric Hospital
Left behind in the more than two dozens buildings are wheelchairs, beds, gowns, books, pool tables, nursing logs, picture frames, stuffed animals.
Help on the way for Belle Isle? Appears so, but it could come at a cost
The pact is intended to improve the declining park and reduce the financial burden on the cash-starved city.
Council President: ‘I’m on a hunger strike!’
Council President Charles Pugh has stopped eating – and you can watch it live. “I’m on a hunger strike!” he declared on his Facebook page this afternoon. The city’s first openly gay councilman is joining others statewide on a one-day hunger strike to call attention to the inequalities facing gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transexuals. […]
State does nothing as Historic Highland Park school is gutted by thieves
Part one of a continuing series on abandoned buildings. More than 60,000 vacant buildings are scattered across Detroit and Highland Park, driving down property values and attracting crime, rodents and fires. This is the story of one of those buildings. Neighbors tried their best. They circled the historic, sprawling school in Highland Park to keep out […]