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Large audience seated in a meeting hall, in front of six people on a stage seated at a table with microphones. The table is draped in black cloth with yellow text that says, “Construction Laborers’ Local 1191. www.laborersinternational.com.“

Detroit tenants are organizing and making bigger demands

by Aaron Mondry and Briana Rice, Michigan Radio March 8, 2023March 16, 2023

An increasing number of Detroit renters are organizing tenants associations to stop what they see as widespread profiteering and mistreatment by landlords.

Portrait of Anthony with arm around one child and holding the other. Children's cartoon playing on TV in background. House walls show construction underway and peeling paint on large portions of walls

Lead paint is a major threat to kids. Old Detroit homes are full of it, but the city keeps selling them

by Aaron Mondry November 2, 2022March 17, 2023

A woman looks at a piece of paper in a darkened kitchen

She didn’t know she still owed money to her utility. Then 25% of her paycheck was gone.

by Sarah Alvarez and Emily Hopkins, ProPublica August 19, 2022March 17, 2023

Illustration showing residential homes, some with lights out, and DTE Energy building

Detroit City Council calls on Michigan’s largest utility to pause shut-offs, explain its high electricity rates

by Sarah Alvarez April 14, 2022March 17, 2023

flooed I-94 freeway in detroit in 2021

Thousands of Detroit flood victims still waiting for aid 9 months later

by Miriam Marini and Dana Alfana April 8, 2022March 17, 2023

Illustration showing residential homes, some with lights out, and DTE Energy building

Detroit’s heavy burden: High electric rates, tens of thousands of shut-offs and a looming price hike

by Sarah Alvarez and Data analysis by Agnel Philip, ProPublica March 18, 2022March 17, 2023

The ‘fake landlord’ scam destroys lives in Detroit. But culprits rarely face consequences.

by Erin Einhorn and Aaron Mondry November 10, 2021March 17, 2023