In response to the death of a motorcyclist who was hit by a drunk driver who lacked a driver’s license because he was an undocumented immigrant, Massachusetts lawmakers from both parties introduced legislation on Friday that cracks down on unauthorized immigration.
Michigan is no longer alone in suing lenders and banks for failing to pay title transfer fees, as two counties in two other states have now filed similar lawsuits.
Dallas County, Texas and Christian County, Kentucky have now filed lawsuits similar to suits filed by Curtis Hertel, Jr., More…
Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-Detroit) is working on legislation that would capture federal taxes paid by people and businesses in Detroit and use the money on redevelopment projects.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency filed suit Friday against 17 national and international banking giants for their roles in the toxic mortgage securities scandal that led to the current housing crisis.
Detroit has more than 100,000 vacant properties, and as widespread unemployment and home foreclosure make it harder for people to pay for housing, many are moving into abandoned homes as squatters.
The Detroit News reports that these illicit living arrangements sometimes bother neighbors, though squatters may actually improve More…
A study by an Oregon fair-housing audit firm detailing widespread housing discrimination in Portland has compelled Oregon lawmakers to put pressure on the state attorney general and labor commissioner, and the city’s commissioner, to go after the documented offenders.
The report, first released on Monday by the Fair Housing More…
On his last day as head of Chicago, Mayor Richard Daley, who has historically had a good relationship with the city’s LGBT community, is giving one final token of good will to gay Chicagoans — in particular, elderly gay residents.
The city is planning to sell a former police More…
Members of the Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Development gave their unanimous seal of approval Thursday to a five-year extension of a program to help injured and disabled veterans retrofit their homes. U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, author of the bill, said much of the credit goes to a Dubuque veteran More…
Curtis Hertel Jr., Register of Deeds for Ingham County, says that a discovery he made involving alleged fraudulent mortgage documents is now being investigated by both the Ingham County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI.
“Yes, this is, in my opinion, fraud,” Hertel said. “This is a situation where people were More…
Being fourth is not usually something to be proud of, but for Detroit is a huge leap forward. For many years the city has been cited as the most segregated community in the country, but new census numbers released last month show the city’s segregation is beginning to break down. More…
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