Executive Editor @freep, over autos, biz, education, investigations. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Tweets on news, sports and the occasional freak show.
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Last week we reported on the glut of unlawful immigrant detentions in Michigan. We now go deeper into the cases of 100 detainees who sought release. 1/2 lived in the US for 10+ yrs. 1/4 are parents. Few had criminal recs. w/ @Dave_Boucher1 @BekiSanMartin1: freep.com/story/news/local/m…
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massive reveal by Duggan within a week of his departure from office: at least 400 Detroit demo sites have potentially toxic dirt & replacing the soil at a single one is ~$18K -- almost the cost of the demo itself. who'll be left holding the bag? could be u freep.com/story/news/local/m…
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Shawn Fain's chief of staff to leave UAW amid federal monitor allegations freep.com/story/money/cars/2…
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Michigan House Speaker slams public record reform: ‘We’re not doing FOIA’ bit.ly/445MOQW
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Detroit police oversight board on back-to-back shootings of men fleeing stops for an obscured plate, plastic cups: “It’s profiling,” “stop-and-frisk,” “STRESS”-esque.
Ann Arbor has barred stops for plate violations + more. Can that happen here? My latest:
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of Lake Huron to Lake Superior, from Port Huron to Detroit, Duluth & back. This video was fun to shoot & edit as well.
In 30 yrs as a photojournalist w/ many amazing assignments around the 🌎 it ranks up there in my top 5 most fulfilling ones.
youtu.be/AGGFOw3gFn0?feature…
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Judge prevents public disclosure of witness names in high-profile Devon Hoover murder case freep.com/story/news/local/m…
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Jack Cooper saga continues. First, @Ford canceled its contract with the company. Now @GM orders it to stop shipment of its cars. My exclusive. @freepautos @freep @Teamsters @UAW @USATODAY @randyessex @StellantisNA @jimfarley98 @mtbarra @DetroitReporter freep.com/story/money/cars/g…
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Spirit of Detroit statue dons Honolulu blue. Where was its Tigers jersey? freep.com/story/news/local/m… via @freep
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Last week @realDonaldTrump made an unexpected call to @Ford’s Bill Ford. What they talked about and the look ahead for Ford this year. @freepautos @freep @USATODAY @usatodaycars @UAW @GM @StellantisNA @randyessex @jimfarley98 @DetroitReporter @mtbarra freep.com/story/money/cars/f…
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In Michigan, @freep obtained logs showing staff at the state's specialty schools for students with complex behavioral problems have called the police on children at higher rates than traditional schools. freep.com/story/news/educati…
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11/ So: No, we are not publishing a story.
This is how journalism is supposed to work. Hear something. Check something. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as many times as needed.
The end.
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Mayors, township officials, local police departments and municipal department heads are subject to open records requests in Michigan.
But the governor — the most powerful political figure in the state and who guides an $80 billion budget — is not.
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By 1900, settlers had wiped out wild turkeys in Michigan.
Now they're thriving in even more places in the state than they ever did before.
And along the way back, they helped restore moose to the U.P.
@freep
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New from @jlareauan: Massive tank explosion at GM Proving Ground in Milford damages nearby homes freep.com/story/money/cars/g… via @freep
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At least 32 Detroit cops have been working without active law enforcement licences, the state agency MCOLES said.
They were hired between Nov 2019 and Aug 2024; Detroit police didn't submit the proper paperwork to activate licences.
freep.com/story/news/local/m… via @freep
Jim Schaefer retweeted
My “On Guard” column returns with a story more than one year in the making - all about how Michigan lawmakers take free lunches, trips and great jobs, but they won't take your questions.
Watch my students track them down and ask anyway!
freep.com/story/news/columni… via @freep
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NEW: an investigation nearly two years in the making. At least two dozen schools in Michigan serve students with severe behavioral disabilities. A Free Press analysis of nearly 8,000 emergency dispatch records show these schools are leaning on police.
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New @freep investigation: In the spring, Detroit police said they aren't surveilling Gaza war protesters.
But 3 DPD officers told @violetikon for years a specialized unit monitored social media of demonstrators -- even if they’re not suspected of crimes freep.com/story/news/local/m…
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We at @freep found nearly 58 million vehicles on U.S. roads today are being driven with a known recall that should be repaired. That's not only a potential threat to the drivers and occupants of those cars and trucks, but for all of us. Check it out:
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