Three books in four days: Lessons from would-be chief executives. (You’ll never guess who worked as a ‘head potato boy’) Oh, and there will be a quiz.
Joel Kurth
As Executive Editor of Impact, Joel oversees newsgathering, investigations, partnerships and coverage strategy at Bridge Michigan. He joined Bridge in 2017 after 17 years as an investigative reporter and editor at The Detroit News. Over his career, he has led or produced investigations that led to numerous reforms in government and health care, including policy changes about water shutoffs and surgical instrument sterilization, as well as criminal charges of government officials. In addition to authoring Bridge’s popular weekly News Quiz, he and his teams have won more than 60 state and national awards. During his 30-year career in Michigan, he also has worked at newspapers in the Upper Peninsula and Saginaw. He lives in West Bloomfield with his wife and two children. You can reach him at jkurth@bridgemi.com
Posted inMichigan Government
Abdul El-Sayed clears eligibility hurdle in bid for Michigan governor
A cloud that has surrounded the Democrat’s campaign for governor has lifted, as a judge dismisses lawsuit challenging his eligibility for office.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Michigan leaders want to make crumbling Detroit fort into national park
A movement is afoot to grant protected status to Historic Fort Wayne in time for the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge in Detroit.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Along Detroit River, city treasures and rare cars hidden in bubble wrap
Coleman Young’s limo and Lee Iacocca’s Lincoln are stashed in a discreet warehouse on Detroit’s Historic Fort Wayne, which some want to make a national park. (slideshow)
Posted inUrban Affairs
A new bridge is dawning in Detroit. Matty Moroun isn’t the only one unhappy.
Detroit’s Delray neighborhood is dying by the day to make room for the Gordie Howe International Bridge crossing to Canada. But not everyone says they’re getting a fair shake.
Posted inUrban Affairs
A truck ferry offers a rare, gorgeous glimpse of Detroit River
Slideshow: The Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry offers a vista of Detroit’s industrial past and future that is rarely seen elsewhere.
Posted inMichigan Government
Mike Duggan blasts Abdul El-Sayed for accusing him of 'poisoning kids'
Bad blood between Mike Duggan and his former health director, Abdul El-Sayed, explodes into the open, as Democratic governor candidate says his former boss ‘poisoned kids’ by ignoring health hazards of Detroit demolitions. In response, a spokesperson for Detroit’s mayor accused El-Sayed of ‘saying anything’ to get elected.
Posted inMichigan Truth Squad
Truth Squad: Questioning Gretchen Whitmer’s gun control record in Michigan
Democratic frontrunner is accused of being soft on school shootings – two days after she speaks at a rally in support of gun reform.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Tax breaks for poor neighborhoods steered to booming pockets in Detroit
A deadline is approaching to designate poor areas for tax breaks in Detroit and across the state. So why are some more affluent areas being included?
Posted inMichigan Government
El-Sayed asks court to settle his eligibility for Michigan governor
The Michigan Democrat wants a judge to say he is qualified to be on the ballot