Mayor Mike Duggan’s 10th State of the City speech will encompass a 10-point plan to improve neighborhoods, affordable housing and demolition initiatives and strategies to rein in gun violence.
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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Duggan’s $2.6B budget proposal includes residential property tax cuts
Mayor Mike Duggan’s 2024 fiscal budget plan calls for an increase in police officer and bus driver pay, workforce initiatives and a 2-mill tax reduction in residential property taxes over two years.
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Detroit council vows ‘deep dive’ into District Detroit subsidies
A request for $616 million in public subsidies for District Detroit has made its way to the council table, kicking off what will likely be a heated debate over who benefits.
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Obama launches leadership training program in Detroit
Former President Barack Obama is looking for 25 Detroiters to participate in a new pilot leadership development program.
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Detroit considers raising bus driver pay to address service interruptions
City officials and the city’s bus union are negotiating a wage increase for drivers to address staff shortages and service delays.
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DDOT says paratransit service improved since cutting ties with old vendor
Detroit is offering transportation for residents with disabilities under emergency contracts. City officials say the service is more reliable, but some riders say room for improvement remains.
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Pay raises approved for Detroit mayor, clerk and council
The City Council approved an immediate, 7% pay increase and a schedule of salary hikes over the next three years.
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Detroit reparations task force seeks generational change, ‘not handouts’
Member of a new reparations task force will study solutions to redress systemic discrimination that prevents Black Detroiters from building generational wealth.
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DDOT switches mobile ticketing app, cash payments remain an option
Detroiters must download Token Transport to purchase bus tickets through a credit or debit account starting March 1. The shift comes amid new legislation proposed to ban cashless establishments in Detroit, citing the volume of unbanked residents.
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‘Transformational’ or ‘hostile?’ District Detroit benefits deal advances
Neighborhood advisory council approves benefits deal negotiated with District Detroit developers, setting the stage for debates on public subsidies.