State, Clerk: Duggan votes should have counted in election
The Board of State Canvassers will retabulate about 18,000 ballots that local officials declined to certify.
Black ex-lawmaker called traitor for endorsing Duggan
Former State Rep. Lisa Howze expected the inevitable accusations and knee-jerk conspiracy theories.
Napoleon wins primary after board tosses Duggan votes
At issue is whether election workers improperly handled about 18,000 votes.
Say it ain’t so! Barrow raising cash for election recount
Tom Barrow smells a conspiracy – again.
Duggan pays Detroiters $70 to stand outside voting stations
Many of the paid workers violated election laws by peddling campaign brochures at the doors of polling stations.
Muckraker Alert: Road to bankruptcy paved in secrets, lies
When the smoke cleared, the politicians behind the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history were caught with their pants down.
Videos of candidates for Detroit mayor, council, clerk online
The videos offer a surprisingly candid look at the candidates.
Barrow pledges battle to challenge write-in votes for Duggan
“Hold your breath for a long night, week or even month as we fight it out to the death,” a Barrow campaign aide told me.
Mockery of Democracy: Local media choose nonsense over news
The line between news and entertainment has become so blurred that local journalism has become a farce.
Duggan raises $1.1M in write-in campaign; Napoleon gets $605,000
Duggan and Napoleon depended on the suburbs for most of their money, and each has a little more than $90,000 left in campaign cash.