Mike Duggan

Detroit has 11 consecutive years of balanced budgets since it exited bankruptcy in 2014. The surplus for the latest fiscal year is $105 million, and the city has almost $550 million in reserves.

In the past 12 years Detroit says it’s demolished about 27,000 vacant homes, and sold about 19,000 more to rehabbers.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Speaker of the House Matt Hall, and Attorney General Dana Nessel all made news in 2025. A look back at the year in Michigan politics… and what’s in store in the new year.

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 expects to have about 100 food distribution sites ready to go on Wednesday. There’s also an interactive online map where people can find locations near them.

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.

Detroit's expecting a budget surplus of about $60 million. Mayor Mike Duggan wants $40 million to go to a reserve fund to cushion any decline in corporate tax revenue.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says he's assessing potential running mates as he continues his independent campaign for governor.

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

Eye-raising fundraising numbers are released in Michigan’s 2026 race for governor. Plus, President Trump puts his thumb on Michigan’s political scale in the GOP primary race for U.S. Senate.