Detroit
For the sake of our (mental) health, Detroit needs an alternative to policing
November 3, 2022The Motor City desperately needs an alternative to calling the police when mental health crises occur. Other locales have explored and tested new approaches worth studying.
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Faulty Shotspotter gun crime surveillance system doesn’t meet needs of Detroit’s people
October 5, 2022Detroit City Council is considering spending over $7 million on a crime tech surveillance product that has proven a failure in other cities.
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Auto Workers to battle Detroit’s Big Three on two tier wages
July 27, 2022The UAW, at its convention, also moves toward direct election of officers.
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Federal ‘hot spot’ crime strategy in Detroit: More of the same?
June 27, 2022The initiative will bring federal prosecutions to neighborhoods where violent crimes are highest. Topping the charts are the neighborhoods on Detroit’s West and East Sides.
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Detroit billionaire demands 10-year, $60 million tax break, taking money from schools
June 21, 2022Billionaire Dan Gilbert of Bedrock Management Services already got $200 in tax breaks and scored a prime piece of real estate for only $1.
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