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Most candidates were concerned with absenteeism, literacy, parent engagement and state funding. Many newcomers criticized the current Board of Education and Nikolai Vitti, superintendent of the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD),…

Commissioners discussed the police killing of Porter Burks with Police Chief James White. He blamed the lack mental health services, while some commissioners called for changes in police responses to crisis incidents.

Commissioners praised Chief of Police James White for a town hall meeting last week, during which he defended the proposal to expand the ShotSpotter surveillance technology in the city. White said the…

A $25 million federal grant was awarded to the Detroit Mobility Innovation Corridor project on Michigan Avenue. Staffmember Ben Stupka said the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) helped secure the…

Commissioners and DWSD General Counsel Debra Pospiech said the department has not heard of any issues from customers applying to the fixed-rate Lifeline Plan. A commissioner said every applicant has been accepted.

Housing activists rallied tenants to form a citywide tenants union at the inaugural event of the Detroit Tenants Association (DTA). They called for expanding tenants rights and further grassroots organizing to help…

Yard signs. Online ads. Flyers. When election season comes, it’s hard to escape the deluge of campaign ads. But political ads might not make it any easier to figure out what each…