Detroit is raising $3 million and plans to hire hundreds of workers to boost participation in the census, which provides $1,800 per person annually in federal funds.
Mike Duggan
Posted inUrban Affairs
Memo to Mike Duggan: This is the real state of the City of Detroit
Key metrics measuring the health of Detroit – income, home values, poverty, foreclosures – show real progress since Mike Duggan became mayor in 2013. But he also benefits from starting at one of the worst periods in the city’s history.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Mayor Mike Duggan says Detroit won’t be undercounted in 2020 Census
Detroit plans to hire 100 workers and raise $1.7 million to spread the word about the Census and ensure the city’s population is accurate.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Detroit wants to extend comeback to neighborhoods. So far, it’s a slow go.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s marquee project to revitalize the Fitzgerald neighborhood is far behind schedule. What does that mean for the rest of the city?
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | The truth about no-fault and Mayor Duggan’s misguided lawsuit
Michigan has a special way of protecting families when someone suffers a traumatic injuries in auto accidents. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s lawsuit could undermine our unique safety net.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan flexes clout, mostly scores with Dem wins
The mayor got behind Gretchen Whitmer and targeted lawmakers who fought auto insurance reforms. But Duggan candidates had some big misses, too.
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 inUrban Affairs
Duggan hits reverse, now supports Gretchen Whitmer for Michigan governor
A month after trying to woo other Democrats to run against Whitmer, Detroit’s mayor threw his enviable political muscle behind the party frontrunner
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Detroit council isn’t a stooge for Mayor Mike Duggan, its president says
Just because the Detroit City Council isn’t a laughingstock doesn’t mean its members are a rubber stamp for the mayor, Brenda Jones insists.
Posted inPhil's Column
Detroit will not prosper without reversing population drain
Phil Power is founder and chairman of the Center for Michigan. Well, well. Kevyn Orr is now firmly in the saddle as Detroit’s emergency manager. Mike Duggan’s campaign for mayor has evaporated, leaving Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon in the driver’s seat. And Bob Ficano, the current Wayne County executive, is teetering on the brink […]