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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan had an opportunity this weekend to say whether he thinks President Donald Trump’s threats of jailing and executing political opponents has gone too far. …
Read more Duggan won’t say if Trump’s execution threats go too far – Detroit Metro TimesLet’s be very clear about this. If Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan runs for governor as an “independent,” it will hand the Republicans the governorship. Period. All you need…
Read more Opinion: Duggan, please don’t hand Michigan’s governorship to Republicans – Detroit Metro TimesDetroit City Council President Mary Sheffield will become the first woman to be mayor of the city after handily defeating Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. in Tuesday’s general election. …
Read more Mary Sheffield wins big, becomes Detroit’s first woman mayor – Detroit Metro TimesMayor Mike Duggan is scheduled to attend a high-dollar fundraiser in Detroit on Wednesday night hosted by a wealthy businessman who donated $100,000 to a Donald Trump political…
Read more Trump megadonor at center of Detroit scandals hosts fundraiser for Duggan – Detroit Metro TimesDetroit Mayor Mike Duggan, who is running for Michigan governor as an independent after decades as a self-proclaimed Democrat, downplayed the impact of sweeping Medicaid cuts under former…
Read more Duggan defends Trump’s Medicaid work rules as critics warn cuts will strip coverage from hundreds of thousands – Detroit Metro TimesThree people have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 6-year-old Rylee Love of Detroit, according to a news release from Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.…
Read more 3 charged in fatal shooting of 6-year-old Detroit boyFor the first time in nearly two decades, music is returning to Detroit’s former Michigan State Fairgrounds bandshell. The inaugural concert has been announced for what is now…
Read more First concert set for Detroit’s restored historic bandshellDetroit City Council President Mary Sheffield received more than half the vote in Tuesday’s primary election. Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield and Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. will…
Read more Sheffield dominates Detroit mayoral primary and will face Kinloch in general electionWho is Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan really? For nearly four decades in public office, Duggan has aligned himself with the Democratic Party. As a three-term mayor, he campaigned…
Read more Duggan’s political makeover raises questions about who he really is in gubernatorial bidclick to enlarge Steve Neavling The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office is now located at the new Wayne County Criminal Justice Center in Detroit. Thousands of files belonging to…
Read more Michigan AG not investigating illegal destruction of Wayne County prosecutor filesLast week, we looked at how an illegal document purge in Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office blocks freedom for the wrongfully convicted. This week, we explore how the missing…
Read more Detroit police buried evidence, and innocent men paid the priceWayne County illegally destroyed troves of criminal files allegedly when Mayor Mike Duggan was the elected prosecutor, creating a staggering obstacle for wrongfully convicted inmates seeking to prove…
Read more Illegal document purge in Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office blocks freedom for the wrongfully convictedDemocrats have been delirious with joy ever since President Joe Biden finally ended his untenable re-election campaign last month, making way for a feel-good ticket of Vice President…
Read more Kamala Harris’s jubilant Detroit rally ends in meltdownBVIS is busted. The graffiti artist known in recent months for allegedly spray-painting characters from the TV show Beavis and Butt-Head around Detroit and its suburbs was caught…
Read more Detroit graffiti artist BVIS has been caughtDetroit’s economic recovery from its 2014 bankruptcy has resulted in nearly $3 billion in real estate wealth, a boon to the city’s Black and Latino homeowners, according to…
Read more Property values soar for Detroit’s Black homeowners, study showsSocial media has been abuzz over a new welcome sign for Detroit erected on I-94 ahead of the NFL Draft, with lots of people claiming the finished product…
Read more Mayor Duggan blames disappointment over Detroit’s new I-94 sign on expectations set by unofficial Instagram post
