“The regulatory environment has become overly burdensome, unpredictable, and costly,” one landlord said.
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Breaking down how Detroit’s budget works, what departments receive funding and staffing decisions within the mayor’s administration.
Posted inEducation, Transportation
Detroit made buses free for students, but getting to and from school is still hard
The Sheffield administration has promised fixes by the fall.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Housing
‘The model no longer works:’ Crypto landlord’s Detroit enterprise is crumbling
RealT has stopped weekly payouts to investors and owes the city millions of dollars.
Posted inBusiness, Civic and Community Information
A Southwest Detroit commercial district earns national honor
Business owners along Bagley and West Vernor hope National Register of Historic Places salute equals growth.
Posted inHousing
Longtime judge recuses herself from contentious Detroit foreclosure case
It’s the latest wrench that’s kept Detroiters waiting for payments from Wayne County — even as other Michigan counties settled
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
How a suburban police officer upended a Detroit teen’s life
Local law enforcement is feeding Trump’s deportation machine.
Posted inEducation, Police & Public Safety
ICE arrests another Detroit teen as lawmakers, school district push back
Santiago Zamora Perez, 17, is at least the fourth Detroit student currently jailed by federal immigration authorities. Tlaib calls for his release.
Posted inEducation, Police & Public Safety
Detroit students from Western International High detained by ICE
Arrested on the city’s eastside, they were taken with family members to an ICE detention facility in Texas.
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Detroit’s new ombudsman outlines priorities: ‘Listening,’ youth programs and removing education barriers
Sherry Gay-Dagnogo says she wants to help Detroit’s oldest and youngest residents.