Mike Duggan

How has policing in Detroit and the City’s efforts to reduce gun violence changed under the present leadership? “American Black Journal” revisits a conversation from the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Detroit Police Chief James White. Host Stephen Henderson moderates a conversation...

Detroit will receive $826 million as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) passed by the federal government. The city has launched a website allowing Detroiters to track how the city spends these funds. The areas of focus include blight remediation, city services and infrastructure, jobs and addressing affordable housing challenges for Detroit residents.

Mayor Mike Duggan confirmed yesterday that he unwittingly disclosed the identity of a confidential FBI source last year during an ongoing city corruption investigation.Flashback: The leak not only risked endangering the confidential source's safety but harmed the investigation into Detroit's towing operations, federal prosecutors said in January. Prosecutors blamed former Council Member Andre Spivey for the leak, writing in a sentencing memo that he told his chief of staff and another, unnamed public official about the confidential FBI source who paid him bribes.Another target of the investigation subsequently learned the informant's identity, according to prosecutors.Why it matters: The Detroit News...

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is pushing back against suggestions he knowingly leaked the name of a confidential FBI source to other people after a councilman alerted him to a Detroit City Hall public corruption investigation. Duggan on Tuesday said he has "never disclosed" the identity of anyone he knew to be a confidential source...

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Tuesday opened up the Mackinac Policy Conference defending his stance that he would not knowingly reveal a confidential FBI informant and alert a target of an ongoing investigation of bribery involving towing contractors in the city. "I did not and would not ever disclose the...

DETROIT – Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan responded Tuesday to a story that claims he outed a confidential FBI informant who was working behind the scenes of a federal corruption investigation. You can watch his full briefing above. The Detroit News reported overnight that Duggan was involved in a chain...

From a drive-by shooting to the killing of a 15-year-old girl and a massive fight leaving four people shot, it’s been another week marked by violence in Detroit. However despite the tragedy unfolding, those working to stop the violence see hope.

WASHINGTON (WXYZ) — From a drive-by shooting to the killing of a 15-year-old girl and a massive fight leaving four people shot, it’s been another week marked by violence in Detroit. However despite the tragedy unfolding, those working to stop the violence see hope. “A lot more things...

(Jason Hutchison/Unsplash) (DETROIT, Mich.) Hello and welcome to this Thursday's edition of the Detroit Daily Round-Up. Only one more day until the weekend — let's finish out this week strong!

Mayor Mike Duggan appointed a high-ranking Detroit Police Department official to serve as the city's deputy mayor. Todd Bettison, the Police Department's first assistant chief, will fill the role previously held by Conrad Mallett, who stepped down in April to serve as Detroit's corporation counsel. Bettison begins the new position on May 23, according to the mayor's office.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan signed onto and approved City Council's amendments to the annual budget for the 2023 fiscal year, Deputy City Clerk Andre Gilbert said Wednesday. Councilmembers made $12.7 million in funding changes to the $2.5 billion budget that Duggan presented in March. Changes include a $50,000 increase to expand outreach for disability services, $100,000 for a strategic plan for the Immigrant Affairs Office and $6 million to fund a property tax overassessment program for legacy Detroiters.

Detroit’s top blighted properties are being targeted by Mayor Mike Duggan and his administration. The City of Detroit said they’re laser-focused on cleaning up the city and changing its image.

Detroit Arts and Culture Director Rochelle Riley will deliver the inaugural State of The Arts address on arts funding and creative placemaking. Mayor Mike Duggan will celebrate the 16 inaugural recipients of the Detroit ACE Honors in a ceremony at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 at the Department of Public Safety headquarters. The ceremony will be livestreamed to the City’s Facebook and You Tube pages and can be seen on City Channel 22. The ACE Honors show that honors the recipients will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening on Channel 22 in the city and on Comcast Channel 900 to be viewed statewide.

Mayor Duggan presented the city's first-ever Detroit ACE Honors to 16 artists and art patrons that have shaped Detroit's cultural community. Detroit Arts and Culture Director Rochelle Riley delivered the inaugural STATE OF THE ARTS address on arts funding and creative placemaking. Mayor Mike Duggan congratulated this year’s ACE Honors...

DETROIT – Mayor Mike Duggan is working from home Monday (April 4) after testing positive for COVID. He announced Sunday on social media, saying that the virus finally caught up with him after two years. Mayor Duggan is improving days after contracting COVID, and he credits being vaccinated for...

The US Senate's confirmation today of Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice is a major step forward in our nation's journey toward becoming "a more perfect union." Justice Brown Jackson demonstrated during her often brutal confirmation hearings that she has the...

DETROIT (WILX) - Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has tested positive for COVID-19. According to a post on Twitter by the mayor, Duggan woke up with a cough Saturday morning. He took an at-home test that came back negative, but out of precaution he decided to stay home. Sunday morning he...