Leaders of the Detroit Public Library say too much of their voter-approved millage is being diverted to the city’s Downtown Development Authority, rising above a 5% cap laid out in the ballot question voters approved when they renewed the library’s millage in 2014.
Nushrat Rahman
Nushrat Rahman covers issues related to economic mobility for the Detroit Free Press and BridgeDetroit as a corps member with Report for America, an initiative of The GroundTruth Project.
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Website aims to help Detroit tenants, landlords apply for rent aid program
Wayne County and Detroit residents can apply for rent aid through a new statewide program to distribute federal funds to keep people in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Michigan renters, landlords can apply for new rent aid program starting Monday
Starting Monday, Michigan renters in need and landlords can start applying for federal rent dollars that are part of a COVID-19 relief bill that Congress passed in December. Here is how to get help.
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Kresge, credit union offer rent assistance as Detroit nonprofit waits for federal aid
A philanthropic organization is working with a credit union to front millions of dollars to a Detroit housing agency as it waits for the Legislature and governor to agree on how to administer emergency COVID-19 federal aid, including hundreds of millions of dollars earmarked to help renters pay back rent and avoid eviction.
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Thousands of Michigan renters await federal rent aid amid pandemic
As Michigan lawmakers negotiate how to dole out federal COVID-19 relief dollars earmarked for Michigan in December, thousands of renters are waiting for help to pay back rent and avoid eviction.
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Task force report: These steps could help lift Michiganders out of poverty
Children need saving accounts, incarcerated people should have more apprenticeship opportunities and the state should offer families facing temporary financial woes lump-sum cash assistance.
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Wayne County to resume foreclosure process this year, offers new assistance program
The Wayne County Treasurer’s Office is offering new ways to pay down back tax debt, and expects to resume the tax foreclosure process this year.
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Lack of Black neighbors in Detroit’s Islandview rentals leads to Fair Housing Act lawsuit
A trio of Detroit residents — two white and one Asian American — say they’ve been denied the opportunity to live in a racially integrated community, and they’ve filed a lawsuit over it.
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Program to help Michigan renters avoid eviction on hold until Legislature approves funding
Michigan renters and landlords who are eligible for federal rental assistance are waiting for the state Legislature to allocate federal dollars intended to help Michiganders stay in their homes.
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Detroit extends timeline to appeal property tax assessment. Here’s what to know.
Detroiters can begin initiating the process to appeal their property tax values starting Feb. 1. Here’s what that means for homeowners.