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Detroit Evening Report: City continues to rebound from bankruptcy, U-M report shows

Bre'Anna Tinsley February 6, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover updates on Detroit's finances and immigration rights. Plus, local events for community leaders,...

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Created Equal: What Detroit’s credit bump says about the financial health of the city, residents 

Created Equal April 4, 2024

Detroit’s credit rating is moving up — nearly 10 years after the bankruptcy — which means government operations are normalizing...

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MichMash: Michigan politics in 2023 and what’s to come in 2024

Hernz Laguerre December 29, 2023

2023 has had some major political news stories, and 2024 will be no different. Sarah Rahal, City Hall reporter for...

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Former Detroit firefighter and police pension chair reflects on personal cost of city’s bankruptcy

Quinn Klinefelter July 23, 2023

This month marks 10 years since Detroit became the largest U.S. city to ever file for bankruptcy. Then-emergency manager Kevyn...

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Reflecting on Detroit’s bankruptcy 10 years later

Quinn Klinefelter July 18, 2023

It’s been 10 years since the city of Detroit, drowning in roughly $18 billion in debt, filed for Chapter 9...

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Detroit Today: How has Detroit progressed since filing for bankruptcy 10 years ago?

Detroit Today July 18, 2023

It was 10 years ago today that Detroit made history when it became the largest U.S. city to ever file...

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Perception warming to investing in Detroit since bankruptcy

Detroit Today, Sam Corey November 17, 2022

Detroit’s 2013 bankruptcy hurt the city in numerous ways. One of them was by making it harder for the city...

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Detroit retirees want the city to issue them a one-time check using ARPA funds. The city says it can’t.

Laura Herberg February 7, 2022

A segment of Detroit retirees are circulating a change.org petition asking for the City of Detroit to pay them a...

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Pension Cuts Become Reality For Detroit City Workers

Quinn Klinefelter March 10, 2015

This week Detroit city retirees begin to see reductions in pension benefits -- cuts enacted as part of Detroit’s exit from bankruptcy....

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Rhodes And Orr Say Trillions In Unfunded Liabilities Exist Nationwide

Station Programming March 2, 2015

Last Wednesday Crain's Detroit Business named former Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr and Judge Steven Rhodes as the 2014 Detroit Newsmakers of...

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