The Metro: Detroit Documenters talk public meetings, civic engagement every Friday
Detroit City Council is going on recess from July 31 to September, but that doesn’t mean all local government meetings...
The Metro: Detroit nonprofit newsrooms providing budget hearing breakdown
Budget hearings provide insight into the critical functions of city departments. This month alone, Detroit City Council has 46 budget...
Detroit Documenters network acts as watchdog on Wayne County juvenile jail challenges
The Wayne County Detention Facility has been facing complaints of overcrowding and children being left in their rooms for long...
Detroit BOPC looks to hire a chief investigator amid allegations of a payroll scam
The Detroit Police Department is investigating a public body that oversees it. The Detroit News reports the Board of Police...
Detroit Public Library missing over $400K from wire transfer fraud
Detroit’s Legislative Policy Division recently released a report about the Detroit Public Library’s 10-year financial outlook, revealing that the organization...
Detroit Documenters ride the bus to shed light on DDOT conditions
Civic news organization Detroit Documenters got a unique opportunity to learn firsthand how Detroiters ride the bus for school, work...
Detroit Evening Report, July 15, 2022: Lawsuit filed to disqualify Michigan GOP candidate Ryan Kelley from Governor’s race
Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. A lawsuit has...
Not your standard voter guide: Detroit Documenters walks voters through the process
Detroit Documenters has released a voter guide to inform Detroit voters on how to vote, get to the election polls and...
Documenters’ Jimmy Gutierrez Says Program Drives Community Journalism
Detroit Documenters, a program that trains and pays citizens to attend and document public meetings, is growing. Documenters began in...
Documenter Kendal Kuneman Says Program Serves Detroiters
Detroit Documenter Kendal Kuneman heard about the program through a friend who thought she’d be interested in serving Detroiters. Kuneman...
Detroit Documenter Field Coordinator Says Program Teaches Detroiters About Each Other
Vassilis Jacobs served as the Detroit Documenters Field Coordinator with Citizen Detroit for the past two years. He’s been working...
Retired Detroit Public School Teacher Says Documenters Aids Community Engagement
Dorian Evans Retired Detroit Public School teacher Dorian Evans is a Documenter who has been taking notes at public meetings...