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Home»Posts tagged with»water shutoffs

Regional authority spying on peaceful opponents of water shutoffs in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on July 26, 2017   City Government, Headline  

Regional authority spying on peaceful opponents of water shutoffs in Detroit

The Great Lakes Water Authority is spying on water shutoff protesters and passing along counterintelligence to Wayne State University, Motor City Muckraker has confirmed. 

Video: Police remove Detroiter for speaking against mayor during ’67 rebellion anniversary

By Steve Neavling on July 23, 2017   Headline, Mayor's Office  

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.

Water shutoff activists face possible jail time for ‘Free the Water’ mural

By Steve Neavling on April 18, 2016   Featured, Headline, Police  

Water shutoff activists face possible jail time for ‘Free the Water’ mural

What happens when an act of civil disobedience enters the courtroom.

Records: Detroit mistakenly shut off water to 900+ houses with no payment issues

By Steve Neavling on April 20, 2015   City Government, Government, Headline, Mayor's Office, posts  

Records: Detroit mistakenly shut off water to 900+ houses with no payment issues

Instead of halting water shutoffs until the problem was resolved, Mayor Duggan’s administration accelerated the process, especially on homeowners.

Detroit News Columnist Nolan Finley ‘expecting worst’ from Daily Show

By Steve Neavling on November 17, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Featured Stories  

Detroit News Columnist Nolan Finley ‘expecting worst’ from Daily Show

Conservative Detroit News columnist Nolan Finley pulls no punches, and he expects nothing less when he appears on “The Daily Show with John Stewart” tonight on the Comedy Channel.

Hundreds expected to protest water shutoffs Friday in downtown Detroit

By Steve Neavling on July 17, 2014   City Government, Emergency Manager, Government  

Hundreds expected to protest water shutoffs Friday in downtown Detroit

Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr defended the shutoffs and urged protesters to end the “hysteria.”

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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