The Detroit City Council president crushes minister Solomon Kinloch Jr. to succeed Mike Duggan, who is running for governor.
Malachi Barrett
Malachi Barrett is a mission-oriented reporter working to liberate information for Detroiters.
Barrett previously worked for MLive covering local news and statewide politics in Muskegon, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Detroit. He was named Michigan’s 2019 Newspaper Rising Star by the Associated Press. Barrett graduated from Central Michigan University in 2016.
Barrett lives in Detroit's Pingree Park neighborhood on the eastside with his wife. He's mostly from Battle Creek, but also lived in California, Wisconsin, West Virginia, South Carolina and Japan.
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Smokeless nicotine ejected: Detroit council takes Zyn out of the ballgame
The Detroit City Council voted 7-2 to criminalize smokeless tobacco and alternative nicotine products in sports arenas.
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Passenger trains to return to Michigan Central station in Detroit by 2028
The transit hub would be built across the street on land owned by Ford Motor Co. Riders who travel to and from Canada would go through a border checkpoint in Windsor.
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A Detroit ticket tax? Study forecasts millions from sports, entertainment
A new Citizens Research Council of Michigan study found an admissions tax on Detroit sports and entertainment venues could raise between $14 million and $47 million annually, depending on the tax rate.