Detroit Public Schools District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti talked with BridgeDetroit about weapons in schools, the district’s fiscal budget, curtailed summer school plans and millions in district funding headed for approval by state lawmakers.
Christine Ferretti
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Support on the way for Detroit’s dog owners
Detroit Dog Rescue’s west side shelter officially opens to the public on June 1. Here’s what residents can expect
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
State board OKs $615M incentive plan for District Detroit
The Michigan Strategic Fund’s 9-1 vote came after more than two hours of public comment on the proposal and several other agenda items before the board.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Nearly half of land bank ‘Neighborhood Lot’ applicants hit snags
The Neighborhood Lot program launched in October 2020 to make vacant lots more accessible to Detroiters. For some, it’s been hard to navigate.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Detroit police board chair assures ‘transparency’ amid investigations
Citizen complaint records seized, two staffers on administrative leave amid multiple investigations into Detroit’s Board of Police Commissioners and the Office of the Chief Investigator.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Detroit giving out $10M for community-based gun violence intervention
“ShotStopper” was unveiled Tuesday and aims to award multiple city organizations $700,000 per year for at least two years to employ strategies to curb shootings.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroit land bank to pay feds $1.5M to settle allegations over demo invoices
The agreement stems from spending questioned by a federal watchdog agency as part of Detroit’s Hardest Hit Fund demolition program.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
$50M lawsuit filed over police-involved death of mentally ill Detroit woman
The family of Ki’Azia Miller is seeking damages in her Nov. 10 death, arguing she was unarmed when Detroit police officers stormed her home, assaulted and fatally shot her.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
High RSV rates in Detroit prompt warnings from health officials
Detroit’s Health Department urges precautions, flu and COVID-19 vaccinations as community rates of RSV and associated hospital admissions rise.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
‘I don’t really buy it’: Highland Park leaders skeptical of $10B pitch
Development group says undisclosed “global billionaire” to fund proposed plan to pay off city’s water debts, build a manufacturing hub and mixed-use developments.