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Sturgis mayor announces run for state rep

STURGIS – A seat recently vacated on the Sturgis City Commission will remain so until the November election, commissioners decided, while the city mayor announced he is running for state representative. City commissioner Alan Albarran tendered a resignation letter April 17, effective immediately. Albarran recently purchased a new house outside the second precinct and could […]

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Warren council overrides Mayor Stone’s veto of ordinance on purchase limits

Warren’s City Council overrode a veto by Mayor Lori Stone on Tuesday night to pass an amendment that puts a $50,000 limit on the her ability to make emergency purchases. Warren’s emergency purchase ordinance allows mayors to make purchases immediately in a crisis without seeking the council’s OK. The City Council revised the ordinance in […]

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Dearborn mayor rejects ‘Death to America’ chants at protest

Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Arab American leaders this week condemned some controversial chants and remarks made at a rally held Friday at the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn. A group called Al Quds Committee Detroit held an April 5 protest outside the library along Michigan Avenue in support of Palestinians that featured several […]

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Detroit City Council OKs $2.7 billion budget for 2025 fiscal year | #citycouncil

Detroit City Council adopted the mayor’s proposed $2.7 billion budget five minutes before midnight after long discussions Monday regarding recommended uses of the city’s one-time funds. Mayor Mike Duggan in March proposed the 2025 fiscal year budget, of which $1.46 billion is for the general fund, aimed at boosting spending in multiple areas, including police […]

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Detroit City Council OK’s mayor’s $2.7 billion fiscal budget with some tweaks

Detroit — The Detroit City Council worked late Monday to meet its deadline to approve a $2.7 billion budget that included the mayor’s priorities of public safety and more shelters for those facing homelessness. The council conducted 50 budget hearings over the past month to hear residents’ concerns, which focused on public safety, removing lead […]

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Councilwoman Ashford challenging incumbent Repp for Port Huron mayor

Months ahead of Port Huron’s election filing deadline, the races for city offices are already shaping out to be a contest — with one extra City Council seat potentially up for grabs and a challenge for Mayor Pauline Repp from a familiar face. Repp first announced her intent to seek re-election on Feb. 19, pulling […]

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Detroit City Council OKs several public, private NFL Draft events | #citycouncil

Detroit City Council approved several contracts for events to take place during the NFL draft — but postponed voting on a contract to begin the buildout. Councilmembers approved contracts for private and public events, hosted by Dan Gilbert’s real estate firm Bedrock Detroit, from April 25-27 in downtown Detroit. But members wanted more answers on […]

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Mayor Mike Duggan proposes 2025 fiscal year budget

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Thursday proposed that officials focus on six areas as he proposed his $2.7 billion budget for fiscal 2025 in his 11th budget address. The proposed budget includes $1.46 billion for the general fund and $2.76 billion across all funds, which includes one-time spending for the upcoming fiscal year, which will […]

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Warren Mayor Lori Stone didn’t wait promised month for chief’s exit

Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer ― considered the dean of Michigan police chiefs for his nearly six decades in law enforcement — was fired Tuesday and told to “clean out my office immediately,” Dwyer said. The firing came at the behest of Warren’s recently elected Mayor Lori Stone, and came despite what Dwyer has been […]

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Detroit mayor kicks off final phase of Packard Plant demolition

A final phase of demolition got underway Monday at the Packard Plant on Detroit’s east side as the mayor declared that most of what’s left of the infamous graffiti-scrawled ruins will all be down by year’s end. “By the end of 2024, the Packard Plant will finally be history,” Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said at […]