Detroit’s nine mayoral candidates have raised $3 million combined. The vast majority of that sum (72%) has come from people who don’t claim Detroit addresses.
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Can residential neighborhoods be spared commercial truck traffic?
Council hears proposal on limiting truck traffic in residential neighborhoods, and also weighs higher fines for curfew violations
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State hands detention center back to Detroit
The detention center’s shoddy conditions and unlawful practices had gotten DPD in hot water with the feds, leading to a state takeover
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Licensing will be easier for Detroit businesses under new rules
New rules approved by City Council are designed to ease bureaucratic burdens and show that Detroit is “open for business.”
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Are Detroit police assisting ICE enforcement? Council questions DPD.
The Detroit City Council — and residents — had questions for Detroit police about the department’s role in a recent ICE raid
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Failing air conditioners, extreme heat have City Council concerned
As a summer heat wave hit Detroit, City Council members got hot about air conditioning problems in apartment buildings across the city.
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Transit center security raises questions
The City Council’s Public Health and Safety Committee is scheduling a discussion next Monday on new security measures that have made some riders unwelcome in Detroit’s two transit centers.
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How should Detroit protect immigrants?
Malachi Barrett has the city council recap: An activist-led declaration opposing Trump immigration policies, fireworks curfew, landlord compliance incentives and more.
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Poll: Voters say Detroit is improving, but neighborhoods need help
Pollsters says it’s remarkable how primary voters support Mayor Mike Duggan and Council President Mary Sheffield.
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Mayoral poll: Kinloch, Craig, Jenkins battle for second
Sheffield reportedly led with 38% of the vote, more than twice the support of her closest rival.