Allie Gross
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Detroit, MI, United States
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MDOC hits bleak milestone: Over 100 Michigan prisoners have died from COVID-19
MDOC reported over 9,000 active COVID-19 cases at the start of the week. → Read More
Lawsuits take aim at Wayne County's controversial Action Before Auction program
Wayne County canceled its controversial Action Before Auction program but lawsuits connected to the first two years continue to play out in court. → Read More
More Than Half of Michigan Juvenile Lifers ‘Still Await Resentencing’
The 2016 Supreme Court decision to make its previous ban on mandatory life terms for juveniles retroactive has been applied inconsistently across the U.S. One Pennsylvania county is expected to complete all of its cases this summer; but in Michigan, some 200 inmates are still waiting to go before a judge, according to a Detroit Free Press investigation. → Read More
More than half of Michigan juvenile lifers still wait for resentencing
Three years after SCOTUS ruled that juvenile lifers should have the chance to come home, 55% in Michigan are still waiting to go before a judge. → Read More
Detroit City Council approves $4 million for Real Time Crime Center
Detroit City Council approves $4M for Real Time Crime Center expansions, as debate around surveillance network wages on. → Read More
Detroit City Council votes to keep Spirit of Detroit Plaza downtown
After voting "no" last week Detroit City Council reverses course and makes Spirit Plaza permanent. → Read More
Experts: Duggan's denial of facial recognition software hinges on 3 words
Duggan says city is not using facial recognition technology on live stream video, researchers say the tech on still images is just as controversial → Read More
Lawsuit challenges Wayne County's authority to take homes over tax debts
While some cheer efforts to stop homes In Wayne County from being foreclosed and sold at auction over taxes, others worry about lawsuit motivations. → Read More
Police Commissioners table facial recognition vote, topic draws ire from Detroiters
The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners was expected to vote on facial recognition technology that DPD has been using for years → Read More
Questions raised about Soave Enterprise land purchases in Detroit before Jeep deal
As discussions around a possible FFCA expansion got underway, Soave Enterprises bought two parcels later revealed to be key parts of the project. → Read More
Fate of house next to Little Caesars Arena pushed back to August
Following an inspection that found work being completed, BSEED extended the permit until July 2019. → Read More
City asks Detroiters to support $13M neighborhood surveillance program
City asks community members to preemptively support a $13 million neighborhood surveillance program. → Read More
Detroiters getting deeds to homes they thought they lost to tax foreclosure
City of Detroit, UCHC and Quicken Loans Community Fund celebrate the Make it Home program, which helps occupants keep tax foreclosed homes. → Read More
Wayne County's auction program is supposed to keep people in homes. It's not.
Action Before Auction vows to stop blight, speculation and displacement. But critics say it may cause all three, while enriching developers. → Read More
System glitch hampers Detroit building permit reports
According to the city's Building Permit Portal, only one building permit has been issued by the City of Detroit in the past two months. → Read More
Homeowners at risk of tax foreclosure should attend one of these
The Wayne County Treasurer will hold sessions this week to help taxpayers at risk of foreclosure. → Read More
Owner of Packard Plant owes roughly $5K in Wayne County taxes
The historic Packard Plant may be back on the auction block next fall as the owner owes $1,302.61 for unpaid 2016 taxes. → Read More
Demo permit pulled to level historic Detroit Saturday Night building
The owner of the Detroit Saturday Night Building applied for a demo permit Friday morning, causing a stir around the contentious building's future. → Read More
Detroit says McDonald's owner is lying about Project Green Light
Despite being kicked out of Project Green Light, four McDonald's still have signs indicating participation. Detroit is now suing its owner. → Read More
Metro Detroiters spread cheer — and gifts — this holiday season
Jimmy's Kids is one of several locations where those hoping to give over the holidays found themselves. → Read More