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Mayor Mike Duggan said grants from the Trump and Biden administrations have allowed it to buy 129 new buses, representing more than 40% of Detroit’s entire fleet, and new funding from a state transportation package means both bus drivers and mechanics will get much-needed raises.

Detroit’s Reparations Task Force has submitted its long-anticipated report of recommendations to the City Council for programs to repair harms and compensate Black residents for historically unjust city policies.

After a new task force report urging an overhaul to the court funding system in Michigan was released this week, state lawmakers will consider how to end the reliance on fines and fees from defendants. Plus, bipartisan bashing of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and a second plea deal in ex-Speaker Lee Chatfield’s corruption case.

City Council President Mary Sheffield has been elected as Detroit’s next mayor, succeeding Mike Duggan after twelve years in office that reshaped how the city works with Lansing. How will Mayor-elect Sheffield navigate her relationship with Lansing in a time of divided government? And, what lessons can she draw from Duggan’s approach? Plus, Michigan is in the middle of a legal standoff with the federal government over voter-data privacy.

Mary Sheffield won the race for Detroit mayor on Tuesday, defeating Solomon Kinloch Jr. to become the first woman elected to lead the city.

Detroit voters will choose a new mayor Tuesday in the city’s first open-seat mayoral race in a dozen years.

Detroit's August mayoral primary drew only about 17% of the eligible voters in Detroit.

Duggan credited Sheffield with being a leader who could both work with his office, and challenge him on certain policies.

Sheffield cited her accomplishments as a Council member, which she says includes eviction defense and right to legal counsel programs. She says the city’s next chapter should focus on lifting all parts of the city.

One Detroit city council member is putting forth a slew of proposals she says will help correct some major inequities in the city.Council President…