Detroit Today: City Council delays vote on District Detroit project incentives

This week, Detroit City Council delayed a vote on incentives requested by the District Detroit project. Led by the Ilitch...

Mayor Duggan seeks Detroit City Council approval to spend $156M budget surplus

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan wants Detroit City Council to amend the current fiscal budget to allow his administration to use...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit City Council approves $7 million expansion of ShotSpotter program

Detroit City Council voted to expand the controversial ShotSpotter system after listening to more testimonial on Tuesday. The council voted...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit City Council delays vote on expanding controversial ShotSpotter gunfire detection system

Detroit City Council approved $1.5 million to renew a system designed to detect gunfire, but they’re delaying a vote on...

Detroit Evening Report, September 7, 2022: Detroit City Council delays vote on food grading ordinance

Detroit City Council has delayed a vote on a proposed ordinance that would require restaurants to post signs on their...

Detroit Evening Report, July 27, 2022: Detroit City Council offers $1 million settlement to Detroit Will Breathe

Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. Detroit City Council...

Detroit council vote on $60 million tax break for Hudson’s site project tabled indefinitely 

A decision to grant Dan Gilbert a $60 million tax break for one of his downtown Detroit developments has been...

Duggan says he did nothing wrong in naming FBI informant  

There’s a new wrinkle to the federal corruption probe involving towing contracts, bribery and Detroit City Hall. Former City Councilman...

Detroit City Council approves Right to Counsel ordinance

  The Detroit City Council has unanimously approved the “Right to Counsel” ordinance. The legislation will pay for attorneys for...

Detroit City Council directs ARPA funds to Detroiters

  Bridge Detroit’s city hall reporter Malachi Barrett recently covered a Detroit council meeting in which the council approved an...

Conrad Mallett voted in as Detroit’s top attorney

  After delays to his appointment amid concerns about his impartiality, Detroit Deputy Mayor Conrad Mallett became the city's top...

Public to weigh in on Detroit ordinance that would provide lawyers for tenants facing eviction

  Correction: This story has been updated to say the public hearing will be on May 10. An earlier version...