Malachi Barrett has a special Notebook: Detroit Democrats rally for Kamala Harris, state budget funding breakdown for Detroit and healthcare for the unhoused.
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, Transportation
Covering I-75 aligns with plans to connect downtown, District Detroit
A six-month planning study is underway to consider the implications of capping I-75, essentially turning it into a tunnel beneath new real estate that could host public parks, commercial and housing developments, and new transit options.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Mass shooting prompts effort to end ‘unlawful gatherings’ in Detroit
Malachi Barrett has your weekly dispatch from City Council: An ordinance to prohibit nuisance and unlawful gatherings, solar plan holdups and rental inspection reform.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Belle Isle beach closed until further notice
Samples taken on July 10 found elevated amounts of E. coli, which can be harmful if ingested or exposed through skin contact.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Detroiters seek solutions and love after mass shooting rocks east side
Attendees said the event sent shockwaves through a tight-knit community that has long persisted through high levels of crime but never experienced anything like this.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Detroit election officials shoot down voter fraud allegations
This week in the notebook: Voter fraud claims, solar farms, a falsely jailed man and a code enforcement blitz.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
When do parties cross the line? Detroit police clamp down after violent weekend
Duggan said the city needs to roll out a new enforcement strategy that includes an 80-officer patrol unit and faster responses to 911 calls.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Political and Public Policy Information
Congressional candidate fired from Detroit Law Department
Shakira Lynn Hawkins was terminated from Detroit’s Law Department Wednesday based on a federal law that prevents government employees from running for office.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Parade Co. gets more time to redevelop ‘prime real estate’
Malachi Barrett has the City Council recap: Brodhead project fundraising continues, fireworks debate, gas station lock ban and an apology to Black Detroiters.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Political and Public Policy Information
Why Shakira Hawkins is running for Congress in Michigan’s 13th District
The attorney for Detroit’s Law Department and former director of a domestic violence shelter, is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Detroit, and City Council Member Mary Waters in the Aug. 6 Democratic primary.