The city plans to bring on 2,200 workers in three years. So far, 176 have been hired.
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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Detroit will pay $7.5M to man who served 25 years on wrongful conviction
Desmond Ricks’ case heightens concern over other potentially wrongful convictions decided with evidence from the now-defunct Detroit Crime Lab.
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City halts Detroit ID program, seeks new vendor amid data sharing worries
Detroit halts its municipal ID program amid concerns that undocumented immigrants’ data could be exposed to federal law enforcement.
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PGA tour spurs tension in upscale Detroit neighborhood
Residents on the edge of the Detroit Golf Club say the PGA Tour is ruining their home life.
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Detroiters can soon apply for limited number of adult-use marijuana licenses
The first of three application periods for recreational pot dispensaries, microbusinesses and consumption lounges in Detroit opens Aug. 1.
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Detroit taking applications for Reparations Task Force
Detroiters who want a say in how reparations are paid to Black residents have until Oct. 10 to apply.
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Can ICE access Detroit ID program records?
Detroit ID program suspended for undocumented residents out of an “abundance of caution.” Immigration Task Force worries applicants and cardholders could be targeted by ICE.
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Feds want to collect Kwame Kilpatrick’s debt from PayPal, crowdfunding site
New federal filings show the ex-Detroit mayor owes $193,303 to the IRS stemming from his racketeering conspiracy conviction.
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Free shuttle bus service rolling on Belle Isle
The state DNR’s complimentary service runs from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday to shuttle visitors to key island destinations as a means of reducing traffic.
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200 Detroiters to get roof repairs by year’s end
The first phase of Detroit’s $30 million roof repair program is getting underway.