Dana Afana
Detroit Government Reporter at Detroit Free Press
It's dan-uh like banana. Detroit government reporter @Freep. | Emmy Award winning journalist | فلسطينية | [email protected]
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6 days ago |
freep.com | Dana Afana
Immigrant community calls for more representation from Detroit's next mayor. Mayoral candidates expect to provide protections, but laws prevent deep involvement. Fears of immigrant backlash have loomed across the nation and in Michigan for years. Yet, concerns cutting deeply into Detroit's immigrant communities have rarely grabbed the immediate attention of those in City Hall, much less been a key policy point for those vying to be the next mayor.
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1 week ago |
freep.com | Dana Afana
Four Detroit mayoral candidates took the stage Monday at Wayne State University's Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center, tackling pressing issues in the city in a debate with no rebuttals. Candidates were faced with policy questions on public safety, affordable housing, education, job creation, taxes and equitable neighborhood investment.
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1 week ago |
freep.com | Dana Afana
Nine candidates are running for Detroit mayor in the 2025 election. Mayor Mike Duggan is leaving his seat after 12 years to run for Michigan governor as an independent candidate. Detroit mayoral candidates are gearing up to win a spot in the August primary election to secure the seat as the city's next top leader.
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4 weeks ago |
freep.com | Dana Afana
Candidates addressed ways to manage tax abatements for developers. Neighborhood issues remain under the Duggan administration, some candidates said. Five of Detroit’s mayoral candidates debated each other Thursday evening at the Mackinac Policy Conference, taking questions about ways to improve the city, and being challenged over their previous roles.
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1 month ago |
freep.com | Dana Afana
Duggan's five-year plan would fire principals and superintendents if improvements lack by years three and five. Duggan, running for governor as an independent candidate, attacked Michigan's political parties for division among each other, and within.
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