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.
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 inPolitical and Public Policy Information
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.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Housing advocates call on Gov. Whitmer, Detroit leaders to repay overtaxed homeowners
Housing advocates on Wednesday evening called on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and local leaders to investigate inflated property taxes in Detroit and provide options for over-assessed homeowners to get a refund.
Posted inEmergencies and Risks (COVID-19), Youth & Kids in Coronavirus
Report: Michigan’s food insecurity problem only got worse during COVID-19 pandemic
An advisory group to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tasked with identifying the causes and scope of food insecurity in Michigan — particularly as the COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated the problem — made several recommendations intended to address the issue.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Michigan families receiving SNAP benefits, food banks will get boost from stimulus package
More than a million Michiganders using SNAP will see extra benefits loaded onto their Bridge cards while food banks await more federal support.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Instacart, Aldi extend SNAP benefits program to Michigan, offer free delivery
Michigan SNAP recipients can now use their benefits to purchase groceries online and have them delivered to their home or pick them up without a fee for their first three orders by mid-March, through a partnership between Aldi chain stores and online grocery platform Instacart.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Explainers
Deadlines for COVID-19 help loom: Congress makes progress. How to get help
Several protections to cushion the economic blow of the pandemic are expected to end this month. Congress announced progress Wednesday.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Homeless shelters and providers across metro Detroit brace for a pandemic winter
As COVID-19 cases surge and the temperature drops, homeless service providers across metro Detroit are seeing more need but must accommodate fewer people.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Detroit to extend moratorium on water shutoffs through 2022, says permanent end is in sight
Detroit water activists — surprised by the announcement — have long advocated for a comprehensive water affordability plan that would stop water shutoffs.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Bills could extend poverty tax exemption, increase outreach to low-income homeowners
The pandemic prompted the proposed extension, which local governments would need to adopt.