BridgeDetroit reporter Malachi Barrett has the weekly recap of happenings at Detroit City Council’s formal session.
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 inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Detroit council approves budget with relief for overtaxed Detroiters
Detroit City Council signed off on a $2.6 billion 2023-24 fiscal budget that moves funding to housing and provides some benefits for overtaxed homeowners.
Posted inTransportation
Q&A: Transportation director’s vision for Detroit’s mobility future
Increasing bus ridership, routes and driver pay are on the agenda of Detroit Department of Transportation Director Mikel Oglesby.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Malachi’s City Council Notebook
BridgeDetroit Reporter Malachi Barrett has your weekly dispatch on proposals, votes and other happenings at the Detroit City Council.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Council approves tax break proposals for District Detroit
City Council made a series of key votes Tuesday to secure tax incentives for the $1.5 billion District Detroit development project.
Posted inHousing
Fake landlords, incomplete records complicate land bank buyback program
Detroit City Council members call for a pause of land bank property sales to investigate whether occupants have had the chance to buy the homes first.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroit Public Library doesn’t want to drain savings for facility repairs
DPL is asking Detroit City Council to amend its 2023 budget by $4.5 million to pay for the restoration of the flood-damaged Main Library and for roof repairs and HVAC updates at branches.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
Council questions remain as District Detroit closes in on tax break approval
Detroit council committee advances $750 million in tax abatements for downtown projects. Some say stronger guarantees are still in order, others warn delays can kill deals.
Posted inArts & Culture
Detroit museums ask the city for more funding in 2024 budget
Mayor Mike Duggan’s 2024 budget proposal cuts subsidies for the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and the Detroit Historical Society.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
Duggan defends use of tax breaks to spur development
Detroit’s mayor focused on the benefits of tax abatements while the city considers approving $800 million in incentives for a major downtown project.