DETROIT CITY COUNCIL

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Detroit announced a massive overhaul of its car towing system after a previous system known for its corruption, with several city officials and police officers convicted of crimes.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says he’s ready to step in and use his emergency powers to fund the city’s paratransit system.

Chris Ruzzin is angry at the Detroit City Council and is perturbed about the city’s most vulnerable population, which is people with disabilities.

A moratorium won’t happen until at least January because the council is going on its holiday break this week

Activists took their fight to Detroit City Council as they pushed for answers into the shooting death of Porter Burks.

The Detroit City Council has ratified a new contract between the police and the city, which means long-awaited pay raises for new Detroit police officers and veterans of the force has been approved.

The bold billboard in Detroit suggests officers could have a starting salary of $72,000.

The mayor and Detroit's police union agreed on a new contract on Sept. 30. But so far, those raises have yet to become a reality, and officers are leaving the force for other departments and better pay.

Lafayette Coney Island’s rat poop fiasco cited as example why the food safety proposal is needed

The city was supposed to begin providing free legal counsel for low-income residents facing eviction

The city hired a Clinton Township-based law firm to score applications for new licenses

Detroit City Council voted 5-4 to approve a new contract to expand a technology that supposedly uses a network of sensors to detect gunshots and direct law enforcement to a shooting scene.

Critics say the technology is unproven, invasive, and racially discriminatory

The city council decided for a third time in three weeks to delay voting on the controversial technology

Dozens of Detroiters showed up to city hall opposing the $8 million expansion of ShotSpotter technology.

On Tuesday, the Detroit City Council will vote on whether to expand the use of ShotSpotter, the controversial technology that detects gunshots.

A proposed food grading ordinance before the Detroit city council would require businesses to display a placard with the results of a health inspection.

The Detroit Election Commission will decide if the new initiative has enough valid signatures

One Detroit covers the Michigan primary election results, a $60 million tax break for the old Hudson's site, & the MRCC's new training center.

Detroit City Council approved a $60 million tax break for Bedrock Detroit's development at the former Hudson's Department Store site.

Detroit police are accused of using excessive force to break up peaceful demonstrations

The City of Detroit announced Friday that online license applications will open next month for adult-use marijuana retailers, micro-businesses and designated consumption lounges.

Detroit agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit by a man who claimed police switched bullets to pin a murder on him in 1992.

Detroit City Council voted anonymously to approve the opening of applications for limited adult-use licensing for commercial marijuana being sold within retail, microbusiness and as well as consumption in a lounge.

The body is charged with helping to determine how to address what many Detroiters said is a legacy of governmental systemic racism

Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock has withdrawn its request for a $60 million tax abatement from the City of Detroit for the company’s Hudson’s site development, with plans to bring it back up at a later time.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield held her ninth annual “Occupy The Corner” event as hundreds gathered Friday evening at Coleman Young Playfield on the city’s east side for a day of fun and special giveaways. Hundreds of families are going home with a free bike Friday (June 24) night, but the event’s purpose goes beyond that.

Up in smoke? Detroit’s recreational marijuana ordinance is at risk – again

Michigan’s poorest city wants to give the state’s wealthiest resident a tax break

Community leaders came together on Detroit's east side to call for a peaceful end to violence across the city.

Detroit’s new ordinance would put medical cannabis dispensaries out of business, lawsuit claims

The right-to-counsel ordinance passed 9-0, and Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration endorsed it

The city’s newly formed Office of Marijuana Ventures & Entrepreneurship opened up the online application process for unlimited recreational marijuana licenses

A meeting held last week had city council members asking DTE to halt any electricity shutoffs.

During a press conference Saturday, Detroit community leaders launched a new campaign to create a more peaceful city in the summer months.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield and other organizations are looking for ways to compensate Detroiters who were overtaxed $600M during the Great Recession.

Late bloomer

Detroit voters approved recreational marijuana in the city two years ago, but only now has it been given the green light by the city.

On Tuesday Detroit City Council voted 8-1 to approve the new ordinance, one that’s more inclusive.

Detroit City Council on Tuesday, April 6, passed a new recreational marijuana licensing ordinance to replace another that stalled due to legal challenges. The city plans to issue 100 recreational retailer licenses, 30 consumption lounge licenses and 30 microbusiness licenses with half going to social equity or “Detroit legacy” applicants. It’s allowing an unlimited number of licenses for recreational marijuana growers, processors, transporters, safety labs, events and event organizers. “This ordinance is not a perfect ordinance,” said Detroit City Council President Pro James Tem Tate, who spearheaded creation of both ordinances with a focus on preserving space in the market for Detroit residents. Recreational marijuana isn’t one of them.

After years of back-and-forth, court battles and intense debate, the Detroit City Council has finally approved the city’s recreational marijuana ordinance.

The City of Detroit is officially allowing recreational marijuana to be sold in the city under a newly approved ordinance.

The ordinance is intended to protect tenants from lawless slumlords

The cash-strapped city has missed out on more than two years worth of new taxes from the multibillion-dollar industry

Michiganders voted to legalize recreational marijuana back in 2018. However, as it stands three-plus years later, the city of Detroit still doesn’t have a finalized plan for businesses to sell it.

Last summer, a judge put a halt to granting recreational marijuana licenses in the city of Detroit. Instead of waiting to go to trial, there’s a new ordinance on the table.

Wednesday (Feb. 9), Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced a plan to raise the minimum wage for Detroit city workers to $15 an hour, and with councils approval, it’s going to go in place sooner rather than later.

It has long stood as an iconic symbol of Detroit’s decline, the old Lee Plaza Hotel on West Grand Boulevard has sat vacant for decades, but that’s soon going to change. This is the towering Lee Plaza; it’s been abandoned and ransacked for 25. Now it is getting a new lease on life.

Former Detroit City Councilman Andre Spivey has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to a bribery charge in connection with the federal probe into a Detroit corruption scandal.

As we inch closer to sentencing for former Detroit City Council member Andre Spivey, one of the most significant deciding factors in how severe his sentencing will be is how much he’s cooperated with the FBI during this investigation.

The new Detroit City Council met for the first time Monday, Jan. 4, 2022.

The Detroit City Council has a new leader. The council on Tuesday appointed Councilwoman Mary Sheffield to serve as its president. She previously served as...

Former Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh was released from prison Wednesday morning after serving a shorter-than-expected sentence following a criminal sexual conduct conviction.

The former Detroit City Council president, Charles Pugh, was released from prison on Wednesday, Dec. 22, after serving five years for pleading guilty to sexual misconduct.

The Detroit City Council approved an $18.6 million transit center that will be constructed on the site of the old Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit.

The Detroit City Council has approved $18.6 million for a new transit center at the former Michigan State Fairgrounds site.

The old State Fairgrounds has turned into an Amazon hub -- and part of that deal is a new transit center to replace what’s there. Which is not much.

A municipal attorney who mocked an activist who uses a wheelchair should no longer work for the city of Detroit, a council committee said Wednesday....

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A retired police officer has been charged in the ongoing corruption probe within Detroit City Hall and the Detroit Police Department.

Former Michigan Congresswoman Barbara Rose-Collins has died at the age of 82, according to a statement from family.

The Detroit City Council granted its approval for the Detroit Grand Prix to move from Belle Isle to the Detroit River waterfront, a move proposed by Bud Denker, president of Penske Corporation, in September. The race will return to Belle Isle June 3-5, 2022, before moving to downtown Detroit in 2023. “We are so excited to begin a new era of the Grand Prix beginning in 2023,” a statement reads. “Ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to experience the energy of our street festival in downtown Detroit. In the coming weeks we look forward to sharing our vision for the future of the Grand Prix in the Motor City.”

The Detroit City Council approved a contract to return the Detroit Grand Prix downtown from its current home on an island in the middle of the Detroit River.

The Detroit Grand Prix will be held on Belle Isle for the final time in 2022 before it returns to the streets of downtown Detroit...

Newcomers on Tuesday won six of the nine seats on the Detroit City Council, which has been beset by an ongoing FBI investigation. Coleman A....

Track live results for Detroit City Council for the 2021 General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 2.

The Detroit City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance that would take guns away from domestic abusers.

A bridge battle is brewing in Detroit having to do with the Moroun family’s plan to build a new span across the Detroit River. To do that, they need a key piece of land that was promised to them years ago by the city.

A stage three, triple negative breast cancer survivor. That’s Saunteel Jenkins.

One year ago, Saunteel Jenkins, the CEO of The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW) and former Detroit City Council president, faced a shocking diagnosis - Stage 3 breast cancer. But she was determined to survive.

In Detroit, voters will be electing a new city council. “This is a monumental City Council election.” —Christine Ferretti, The Detroit NewsAnd it’s all happening amid concerns of corruption on city council. Listen: What to watch in 2021 Detroit City Council elections. Christine Ferretti covers Detroit City Hall for The Detroit News. Sheila Cockrel is CEO of the voter education group CitizenDetroit and a former member of Detroit City Council.

The Detroit City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday aimed at protecting Detroiters from predatory towing practices. The vote comes amid an ongoing FBI investigation,...

After a chaotic year of scandal for the Detroit City Council, the 2021 General Election could be just as messy.

Andre Spivey, 47, has resigned from the Detroit City Council after pleading guilty to a bribery charge on Tuesday (Sept. 28).

DETROIT – The Detroit Grand Prix is eying a move back downtown. Representatives of the annual IndyCar race on Belle Isle laid out a plan before Detroit City Council on Tuesday to bring the race back to the streets of downtown Detroit where the race was held from 1982 to 1991. The race is scheduled to return to Belle Isle June 3-5, 2022 and a current agreement with the state to host the race on Belle Isle is good though 2024. Bud Denker, president of Penske Corporation, wants to see a downtown street circuit beginning in 2023. The 2021 version of the Detroit Grand Prix was won by Marcus Ericsson and Patricio O’Ward.

A member of the Detroit City Council pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy, admitting that he and an aide accepted nearly $36,000 in bribes related to oversight of towing.

The inaugural Detroit Grand Prix in 1982 was a race through Downtown Detroit.

Detroit City Council member Andre Spivey has plead guilty to bribery charges.

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Detroit City Council unanimously approved a new ordinance aimed at protecting the Detroit River from polluters. The Detroit River Protection Ordinance was created after a...

In a unanimous vote, the Detroit City Council officially confirmed the appointment of James White as Detroit’s 43rd police chief.

The Detroit mayoral election is two months away, just as the Detroit City Council faces an FBI investigation on suspicion of corruption and bribery. Mayor Mike Duggan says he is not concerned about the corruption probe’s findings, nor is he concerned about debating with his fellow mayoral candidates. “After the Kilpatrick administration … there are clear ethics and policies … I don’t know that the issue is a lack of rules. We’ll wait and see what comes out of this.” —Detroit Mayor Mike DugganListen: Mayor Mike Duggan says he’s focusing on changing politics in the city. He says he refuses to debate Detroit mayoral candidate Anthony Adams because of his campaign rhetoric.

Nearly a decade ago, when Hantz Farms was asking the Detroit City Council for approval to buy more than 1,500 parcels of blighted land for...

What crimes was the FBI investigating when agents raided the city council offices of Janeé Ayers and Scott Benson?

Councilmember Andre Spivey has already been charged with conspiracy to commit bribery.

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DETROIT -- The homes of two Detroit City Council members were raided Wednesday morning by agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. According to the Associated Press, the homes of council members Janeé Ayers and Scott Benson, along with city offices, were raided. The raid comes after another member of the council, Andre Spivey, was charged with conspiracy to commit bribery last month for allegedly accepting thousands of dollars in bribes. Spivey pleaded not guilty to the charges and is cooperating with federal authorities, according to the AP. Former councilman Gabe Leland quit the council in May and entered a guilty plea after he was accused of accepting a campaign donation in cash.

FBI agents were raiding the homes of Detroit City Council members and offices at the city’s Coleman A. Young Municipal Center on Wednesday morning as part of a corruption probe.

ANN ARBOR, MI – Ann Arbor Police Chief Michael Cox has been identified as one of three candidates chosen to be the next Chief of the Detroit Police Department. The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners selected Cox and two other candidates to Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s Office Thursday, Aug. 16, to be considered for the open position of police chief vacated by former Detroit Police Chief James Craig who retired after eight years in the role. Detroit Interim Chief James White and Wayne County Deputy Sheriff Robert Dunlap were also named as top candidates for the position. Cox was selected to be Ann Arbor’s Chief of Police in 2019 after a 30-year career at the Boston Police Department. Ann Arbor council hires Boston cop to serve as new police chiefMuch of his tenure as chief has been during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Detroit City Council member has been charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and accused of accepting $1,000 from an undercover law enforcement agent.

Black Detroiters moved a step closer to receiving long-awaited reparations for systemic racial discrimination, but the historic measure still faces legal and funding uncertainties. The...

Detroit City Council is weighing a proposal that would bring Black residents closer to receiving long-awaited reparations for systemic racial discrimination. If approved, the proposal,...

MUSKEGON, MI – The proposed Muskegon County casino project is facing pushback from elected officials in the greater Detroit region. Detroit City Council and the Wayne County Board of Commissioners passed resolutions last week opposing “any off-reservation gaming effort” in Michigan, mentioning the Fruitport Township casino and a proposed casino in Wayne County by the Sault Tribe. The tribe says it is pursuing the “off-reservation” casino because many of its members live in the Muskegon County region. Related: What’s next for the Muskegon County casino project? Larry Romanelli, the Little River Band tribe leader, says it feels “a little odd” to have opposition coming from across the state.

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On Tuesday, Detroit City Council passed a resolution in support of "right to recall" legislation that would guarantee hospitality workers laid off due to the...

Raquel Castañeda-López, the first Latina elected to the Detroit City Council and one of its lone progressive voices, is not running for a third term...

Local lawmakers took to social media following the ruling.