Paratransit in Detroit in limbo after council rejects $49M contract
The Detroit Department of Transportation will need to reduce 70% of its services - about 1,000 rides a day if it can't wrangle together a new contract.
Major paratransit contract up for vote in Detroit
The proposed contract includes about 70% of offered services in Detroit. If it's not approved, the city says it will face "serious repercussions" from the federal government.
Detroit City Council approves expansion of ShotSpotter to detect gunshots in the city
After multiple delays, the Detroit City Council has voted to expand the controversial gunshot-detecting technology ShotSpotter, allocating millions of dollars for the program.
Detroit City Council delays vote on ShotSpotter a third time
The Detroit City Council has tabled a vote on the controversial technology for weeks. They approved the initial contract last week but delayed the vote to expand it.
Detroit police searching for 80-year-old man who has been missing for nearly a week
Police say he left his residence and did not return home.
Detroit City Council renews ShotSpotter funding, delays expansion vote
Should the city dedicate $8.5 million in funds to expanding ShotSpotter? Police and some civil activists are for the vote, but many others see it as a failed technology.
Detroit City Council pushes back controversial ShotSpotter expansion vote
The controversial technology helps police detect gunfire and pinpoint where the shots came from. But critics believe it is a poor use of funds to fight crime.
Detroit City Council to vote on ordinance requiring restaurants show health inspection grade
Green would indicate compliance, yellow for showing its in the enforcement process, and red signaling the business is closed by the health department.
Detroit City Council approves $1.68M contract to demolish portion of Packard Plant
The previous owner of the plant was given a timeline to demolish the structure after a judge ordered him to knock down the plant in April. When he failed to meet the deadline, the city was allowed to take over.
Detroit City Council approves Hudson's site $60 million tax break
Bedrock asked for a $60 million tax break on its $1.4 billion project at the former Hudson's site in Detroit.
Detroit City Council postpones vote on $60M Hudson site tax break a second time
The city council postponed a vote on the tax break last week, which would give Dan Gilbert's real estate firm Bedrock tens of millions of dollars over 10 years.
Detroit City Council passes marijuana ordinance allowing recreational sale of pot in city
An 8-1 vote approved the measure, which had been in the works soon after smoking pot became legal in Michigan in late 2019.
Duggan details plans to tackle blight in State of The City
Speaking from the GM factory zero plant, Mayor Mike Duggan delivers his ninth State of The City Address
US attorney wants 3 year sentence for ex-Detroit councilman Andre Spivey after bribery guilty plea
In a sentencing memorandum filed Wednesday, US Attorney Dawn Ison said: “Instead of doing the job he was elected to do, Spivey made satisfying his own greed and sacrificing the best interests of the people of Detroit, his job."
Mary Sheffield selected as Detroit's next city council president
Sheffield, who represents the 5th District in Detroit, was voted to the position by a 7-2 margin, beating out Mary Waters, who was elected to her seat in the previous cycle.
Virginia Park residents mixed on council vote for discounted houses
Residents say they’ve long complained and lobbied the city to buy and revamp those properties as they see fit, to no avail.
November election brings shakeup to Detroit City Council
Despite two incumbents running unopposed and a third scoring a big victory in the 1st District, there were several newcomers that succeeded Tuesday night when results were all tallied up.
District 4 race for Detroit City Council seat tightens up with Johnson, Elrick
District 4 in Detroit is home to nearly 100,000 people and tomorrow they decide who represents them on City Council in a race that will likely come down to the wire between ML Elrick and Latisha Johnson.
Detroit City Council votes to relax lead checkups for landlords to every 3 years
"If you’re doing people wrong, you’re putting people in jeopardy and it’s not just children," she said. "It also impacts a woman’s reproductive system."
Andre Spivey resigns from Detroit City Council following guilty plea
In a letter to Council President Brenda Jones, Spivey cited moving the city past bankruptcy as “the most rewarding challenging” part of serving on the council. He did not mention his guilty plea.