Detroit plans to spend all $827 million of its federal pandemic recovery funds by summer 2025, a year and a half before the deadline.
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.
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Audit shows Detroit passed up $800K in contractor fines, Duggan disagrees
Detroit’s Auditor General and Mayor Mike Duggan disagree over how the city should calculate fines against contractors who don’t hire enough residents for publicly-supported developments.
Posted inEducation
Detroit task force calls for tutoring, other policies to boost Black wealth
Council Member Scott Benson releases a new set of policy recommendations to build the wealth of Black families in Detroit.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Notebook: Ganja-preneurs wanted
Malachi Barrett has your weekly roundup from the Detroit City Council.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Detroit leaders mobilize gun violence response as shootings rise
City Council leaders gathered with other city officials, faith leaders and community organizers working on gun violence prevention and honored victims of shootings and their families at the start of National Gun Violence Awareness Month.
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Foreclosure prevention canvassers will knock on 60,000 Detroit doors
The Rocket Community Fund’s “Neighbor to Neighbor” program is back on the block in-person after moving to phone canvassing last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Feelings on safety and schools fuel desire to leave Detroit
New survey finds Detroiters who want to leave the city are seeking safer neighborhoods and better education opportunities.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Duggan urges state Legislature to fix Detroit’s ‘unfair’ tax system
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has a plan to cut taxes by 30% for homeowners while tripling taxes on vacant land. It could have major implications for revitalizing neighborhoods.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Notebook: More District Detroit tax breaks
Malachi Barrett has your weekly roundup from Detroit City Council
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Detroit’s population slide challenges vision of revitalization
Mayor Mike Duggan plans to use his stage at the Mackinac Policy Conference to advocate for property tax reform and discuss strategies to drive growth in Michigan’s largest city, which has shrunk in population for the last 70 years.