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Wayne County treasurer rejects moratorium on foreclosures despite troubling study
Activists and the Detroit City Council say the city is cheating lower-income residents by illegally and disproportionately overtaxing homes
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Real Estate, property tax foreclosures, homes, evictions, Detroit, Wayne County, Treasurer Sabree, Coalition for Property Tax Justice, Detroit City Council
Disability justice groups demand more resources in Detroit’s budget
More than 128,000 Detroiters – or one out of five residents – have at least one disability
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Disability Rights, Paratransit, Detroit Department of Transportation, Detroit, people with disabilities, Mayor Duggan, Detroit City Council, budget, wheelchairs
Detroit City Council takes action after study suggests lowest valued homes were overtaxed
Activists are worried about another wave of foreclosures based on inflated property taxes for some homes
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Detroit, Mayor Duggan, Detroit City Council, Mary Sheffield, property taxes, Coalition for Property Tax Justice
Downzoning Michigan Central promising for rest of Detroit
To bring a new hotel and retail into the former train station, developers need to rezone its land — which was designated for industrial use in the 1940s
By Andrew Wright
Tags: Metro Detroit, Government, News, Real Estate, Retail, Michigan Central Station, Corktown, Detroit City Council, Gabriela Santiago-Romero, Ford Motor Company, Slideshow
Detroit becomes biggest U.S. city to pass resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza
The City Council resolution passed 7-2 following hundreds of comments by Detroiters
By Randiah Camille Green
Tags: Michigan, News, Government, Detroit, Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Detroit City Council, Slideshow
Detroit Councilwoman Mary Waters mulls running against U.S. Rep. Thanedar
Former state Sen. Adam Hollier is also running against Thanedar, who has had a bumpy first term
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Shri Thanedar, Mary Waters, Detroit, Detroit City Council, Congress, 13th District, U.S. House, politics, election, Adam Hollier
Mary Sheffield lays out vision for a more equitable Detroit, if she runs for mayor
The Detroit City Council president reveals why she’s exploring a mayoral bid
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Politics & Government, Mary Sheffield, Detroit City Council, Detroit, mayor, Mayor Duggan, election, politics, progressive politics
Detroit City Council eases space requirements for cannabis businesses
An abundance of liquor stores previously made it difficult for weed entrepreneurs in the city
Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Marijuana, dispensaries, Detroit, Detroit City Council, controlled uses, James Tate
Last-minute fight to save Ilitch-owned landmark from demolition succeeds – for now
The old Chinatown building was supposed to be razed Monday
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Real Estate, Chinatown, National Register of Historic Places, 3143 Cass Ave., Chinatown, Detroit, Detroit City Council, demolition, Gabriela Santiago-Romero, Ilitch family, Olympia Development
Fight to save Ilitch-owned landmark from demolition heats up at last minute
The 140-year-old building in the Cass Corridor was ‘the heart’ of Detroit’s Chinatown
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Chinatown, Detroit, demolition, Cass Corridor, Detroit City Council, Ilitch family, Olympia Development, Gabriela Santiago-Romero
Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson, a former Detroit city council leader and ardent advocate for reparations, dead at 72
May she rest in peace and power
By Herb Boyd
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Obituary, Views & Opinions, Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson, Detroit City Council, Detroit obituaries
Detroit gets green light for 50 additional adult-use cannabis businesses
So far, the city has issued 36 licenses
Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Marijuana, Detroit, Detroit City Council, dispensaries, social equity applicants, cannabis
Are cellphone towers dangerous to kids? Detroit City Council wants to know
Transmitters like the ones mounted on Detroit schools have increasingly become a target of conspiracy theorists
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, cellphone towers, Detroit, Detroit City Council, Detroit Health Department, Detroit Public Schools Community District
Detroit City Council weighs ordinance to ban evictions without ‘just cause’
In most cities, once a lease expires, landlords can remove a tenant for almost any reason
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Detroit, Detroit City Council, Coleman A. Young II, Just cause evictions, evictions, apartments, rent, right to renew
Detroit moves closer to creating gun-free zones in downtown and at events
Detroit City Council called on lawmakers to pass a bill to allows cities to ban guns in public spaces
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Crime, Downtown, Detroit, Mary Waters, Detroit City Council, gun-free zones, Greektown, the riverfront, Hart Plaza, Spirit Plaza, Campus Martius, guns
Detroit City Council mulls gun ban in popular downtown spots after shootings
Two people were killed, and 10 others were injured after a spate of six shootings over the weekend
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Shootings, guns, Detroit, Detroit City Council, Greektown, Riverwalk, riverfront, Hart Plaza, Spirit Plaza, Mary Waters
Detroit finally begins offering benefits to overtaxed residents
Until this week, residents had not been compensated in any way for losing their homes or paying more than they owed in property taxes
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Property taxes, overassessed property values, Mayor Duggan, Detroit, Detroit City Council, Coalition for Property Tax Justice, Mary Sheffield
Detroit City Council OKs $12.69M opioid settlement
Over the past decade, more than 2,000 Detroiters have died from a drug overdose according to officials
By Scott McClallen, The Center Square
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, opioid crisis in Michigan, Detroit, Detroit City Council
Detroit City Council approves hundreds of millions in tax incentives for District Detroit
Critics are skeptical because the Ilitch organization failed to deliver on promises a decade ago
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Detroit City Council, Detroit, District Detroit, Ilitch family, Stephen Ross, tax incentives
Detroit Councilman Benson targeted for recall over tax incentives vote
The FBI raided Benson’s office and home in August 2021
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Politics & Elections, Detroit, Detroit City Council, Scott Benson, recall, petition drive, tax incentives, FBI, Hudson's
Racist billboards appeared across metro Detroit on Hitler’s birthday
Bombshell Treat Bar readies to open in Berkley
By Lee DeVito
Your guide to the NFL Draft in Detroit
By Jim McFarlin