City Council made a series of key votes Tuesday to secure tax incentives for the $1.5 billion District Detroit development project.
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Opinion | District Detroit tax breaks will help billionaires not Detroiters
District Detroit is seeking $800 million worth of public subsidies. Billionaires like Ilitch Holdings and Stephan Ross shouldn’t be receiving corporate welfare tax abatements from one of the most impoverished U.S. cities.
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Q&A: Ilitch-Ross developers talk District Detroit jobs, housing, tax breaks
BridgeDetroit asks developers who will benefit from a group of publicly-supported downtown projects.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Six giant, dangerous snails confiscated at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport
The highly invasive Giant African Snail can pass on meningitis and destroy ecosystems.
Posted inTalent & Education
Many leadership positions at risk in Detroit schools as COVID-19 relief dries up
Detroit public schools received $1.3 billion in COVID aid. The loss of those funds, as well as a decline in enrollment since 2020, will hurt.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan asks EPA to allow it to discount Detroit air quality data
The request, which paves the way for metro Detroit to avoid ozone regulation, comes as the rates of asthma, which is caused and triggered by ozone, are rising in Black communities in Detroit.
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Michigan outraged toxic waste from Ohio derailment shipped to Belleville
State officials say Norfolk Southern Railroad chose the sites for waste disposal, and that the state has no authority to require approval for individual shipments of hazardous material or to prohibit hazardous waste from being transported for disposal across state lines.
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Detroit expects more extreme heat, flooding amid climate change
This winter is one of the top 10 warmest in Detroit’s history.
Posted inTalent & Education
Federal COVID relief aid to schools will dry up soon. Are districts ready?
Detroit and other districts face some tough decisions about which programs and employees they can afford to keep once federal support is gone, and they’re under pressure to map out their spending quickly.
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Henry Ford Health joins Pistons owner, MSU on $2.5B Detroit development
Plan for a new hospital, medical research facility, housing and commercial space is pitched as the latest “transformative” investment in Detroit.