The Detroit fire administration has said that the department would need about $20 million in upfront costs to bring its EMS services fully in-house, and even if the funding could be identified, the turnaround for more city-owned and operated rigs would take years.
Nushrat Rahman
Nushrat Rahman covers issues and obstacles that influence economic mobility, primarily in Detroit, for the Detroit Free Press and BridgeDetroit, as a corps member with Report for America, a national service program placing journalists in local newsrooms across the country.
Her beat includes coverage of housing, water affordability and issues important to small business owners – all areas she’s passionate about as a lifelong Detroiter. She has written for Hour Detroit, Model D and Tostada Magazine.
In 2018, Rahman was selected as one of 13 contributors for The Edit, a New York Times newsletter for college students and recent graduates. Rahman is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, where she dived into narrative and investigative reporting, and Wayne State University.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Political and Public Policy Information
Detroit’s Master Plan in ‘home stretch’
The set of policies are meant to be a “roadmap for Detroit’s future.”
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Health and Welfare
Formerly incarcerated Detroiter on trauma: ‘It doesn’t go away’
Many returning citizens leave correctional environments with “deep psychological wounds,” and it has a ripple effect on children and the human mind, said Jacqueline Robinson, of the Peoples Action.
Posted inDetroit Thrive, Transportation
Judge makes decision in suit challenging Wayne County transit millage
A group of Wayne County residents challenged a transit millage, saying officials were not transparent. Here’s what a judge had to say about it.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information, Transportation
Wayne County transit millage explained: what it is, how much it costs
The Free Press recently spoke with officials from Wayne County, SMART and the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) about the proposed millage and how it will affect residents and taxpayers. Here is what to know:
Posted inTransportation
Wayne County residents file lawsuit over transit millage meeting, ballot language
The suit, brought by Not Smart Wayne, alleges that defendants − including Wayne County officials and the regional transit provider, Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, or SMART − didn’t properly notify the public about a meeting and that the ballot language is “designed to confuse voters.”
Posted inDetroit Thrive, Health and Welfare
Diapers, food, rent: How Rx Kids has helped Michigan moms after birth
Rx Kids, a no-strings cash aid program for moms and babies, will be in more than 60 Michigan communities by summer. Mothers say it offers stability.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Health and Welfare
Gleaners saw a 9 million pound gap in donated food last year
Gleaners Community Food Bank has seen high demand amid a big reduction in donated food, according to the organization’s new leader.
Posted inTransportation
Free student bus fare in Oakland, Wayne Macomb counties starts May 1
The program is for students enrolled in an accredited educational institution, including K-12 schools, community colleges and four-year universities.
Posted inArts & Culture
Friends, mentees remember gospel scholar Deborah Smith Pollard
The award-winning professor, Detroit radio host and gospel historian died on Sunday, April 12.