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By Quinn Klinefelter, WDET

The emergency manager in charge of Detroit’s finances says he is halting payments on unsecured debt owed by the city. It’s part of a massive restructuring plan unveiled Friday to...

By Jake Neher

The Obama Administration’s top education official says public schools in Detroit are improving. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan visited the city Monday.

He and Governor...


By Rick Pluta

A presidential permit will allow the state of Michigan to wrap up a deal with Canada to build a new international bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor-...

By Jake Neher

Governor Rick Snyder is standing by his choice to manage Detroit’s finances, despite the fact that Kavyn Orr missed paying some taxes.

The city’s new emergency financial...


By Quinn Klinefelter, WDET

After a five-month trial, federal jury has found former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick guilty of racketeering.  

Prosecutors...

By Laura Herberg, WDET

Governor Snyder has declared that Detroit is in a state of financial emergency. He said Friday that he intends to appoint an emergency financial manager for the...

By Jake Neher

The stage is set for Governor Rick Snyder to appoint an emergency financial manager for the city of Detroit. The governor announced Friday he agrees with a financial review team’s...

By Rick Pluta

Governor Rick Snyder is expected to announce tomorrow that he agrees with a review team’s determination that Detroit is in a financial crisis – with no plan to solve it. That would...

By Rick Pluta

Governor Rick Snyder says he has a short list of candidates ready to run Detroit in case a financial review team recommends a state takeover of the city. The governor says he has...


By Quinn Klinefelter, WDET

The federal government is giving tens of millions of dollars to Detroit for a new inner-city rail line. The government predicts the investment will bring badly-needed jobs to the...

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