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Dollars for Detroit: An update on donations for DIA, pensions
In December, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan set up an online collection site for donations toward Detroit's pensions,...
By Courtney Hurtt in DIA, WDETConstitutionality Questions: Federal judge clears way for lawsuit on EM law’s legality
A federal judge’s ruling this week will allow a lawsuit to proceed and challenge the constitutionality of Michigan’s Emergency...
By Courtney Hurtt in WDETDon’t say bailout: Gov. Snyder talks Detroit deal
Michigan Public Radio Capitol Bureau Chief Rick Pluta talked to Gov. Rick Snyder about his budget proposal for the...
On The Craig Fahle Show: Going East … Creating a corridor, building a better city
Despite the blight that surrounded Pewabic Pottery during the 15 years Terese Ireland-Salisbury was executive director there, visitors to...
‘Pennies from Kevyn’: Detroit bankruptcy goes musical
Detroit’s Chapter 9 filing is, really, a serious topic. But an area singing troupe has taken inspiration from the...
By Courtney Hurtt in WDETDetroit’s Pension Lawsuit: We’ve got it all
All 799 pages of the City of Detroit's pension deal lawsuit and exhibits are uploaded for your reading and...
By Courtney Hurtt in Pensions, WDETCity of Detroit sues over its own pension set up
In his testimony earlier this month in bankruptcy court, Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr said his team of attorneys...
By Courtney Hurtt in Feature, Pensions, WDETWill Detroit’s POA be DOA with creditors?
Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr has given creditors his plan to restructure the city’s debt. He’s not sharing the...
By Courtney Hurtt in WDETDIA Director Graham Beal explains the $100 million pledge
Graham Beal, Director of the Detroit Institute of Art, talks with WDET's Craig Fahle about its pledge to raise...
By Courtney Hurtt in DIA, WDETWhat’s up, Belle Isle?
If you’ve been wondering what has happened at Belle Isle in advance of the island formally becoming a state...
By Courtney Hurtt in Belle Isle, WDETIntroducing Next Chapter Detroit
Welcome to Next Chapter Detroit, a one-stop shop for the latest and most reliable information on Detroit's bankruptcy,...
By Courtney Hurtt in DJC, WDETView from the south: Windsor mayor weighs in on Detroit Bankruptcy
If the American city across the river had $18 billion in debt, what was the situation in Windsor?
By Courtney Hurtt in WDET