The fundraising goal is half of the reportedly $4 million goal set by New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in a city 13 times the size of Detroit.

Government ethics experts flag bad advice, confusing policies and limited training after ethical issues surfaced during the November mayoral election.

Detroit police commissioners want to curb pretext traffic stops as the department defends them.

Mayoral hopeful and council president Mary Sheffield's opponent has accused her of "failed leadership." Politicos call the criticism unwarranted.

At least 20% of Detroit police shootings in the past decade started with stops for nonviolent offenses and then foot chases, the Free Press found.