Perkins is advocating for more affordable housing, reducing taxes for residents and businesses, supporting schools, expanding community centers and developing mass transportation networks.
Malachi Barrett
Malachi Barrett is a mission-oriented reporter working to liberate information for Detroiters.
Barrett previously worked for MLive covering local news and statewide politics in Muskegon, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Detroit. He was named Michigan’s 2019 Newspaper Rising Star by the Associated Press. Barrett graduated from Central Michigan University in 2016.
Barrett lives in Detroit's Pingree Park neighborhood on the eastside with his wife. He's mostly from Battle Creek, but also lived in California, Wisconsin, West Virginia, South Carolina and Japan.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroit CFO’s retirement goes into effect amid budget talks
Jay Rising retired effective April 1. He is replaced by interim CFO Tanya Stoudemire, according to city spokesman John Roach, and Mayor Mike Duggan is recommending Stoudemire to take over the job permanently.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Transit advocates press city to ‘double DDOT’
Malachi Barrett has the weekly update from City Council: Advocates want more budgeted for transit, rezoning for a new east side slider joint, solar project home purchases and more.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Opioid settlement pays for Detroit treatment shelters
Three-year contracts were approved on Tuesday – a $1.2 million contract with Self Help Addiction Rehabilitation and an $806,436 contract with Second Chance 2000.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Election 2025
Notebook: What Detroit’s mayoral candidates are saying
Thirty-two people requested petition forms to start collecting signatures to qualify for the August mayoral primary ballot.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Health and Welfare
1 week left for Detroiters in Southwest to file flood damage claim
Residents whose homes, cars and property were damaged during a water transmission line break in February have until April 3 to file a claim.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Duggan’s big night, homelessness on the rise
Leaders of Detroit’s homeless support network say they’re not holding their breath for federal help to address rising housing instability.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Duggan takes victory lap in final State of the City address
Duggan outlined improvements during his 12 years of leadership in Detroit and highlighted ongoing projects.
Posted inElection 2025, Political and Public Policy Information
Mayoral hopeful James Craig hopes police leadership outshines Republican identity
Campaign staff and speakers acknowledged Craig has to overcome voters’ hesitation about his conservative identity, but they’re confident his track record will outshine his party affiliation in the nonpartisan race.
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Ethics charges against ex-Detroit planning director dropped, but questions linger
It took several months for the Board of Ethics to navigate questions about Antoine Bryant’s eligibility to face a hearing since he is no longer a city employee.