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Detroit, Mich.— The Michigan Teamsters Joint Council 43 has announced its endorsement of M.L. Elrick for Detroit City Council in District 4. In announcing the union’s endorsement, Teamsters Joint Council 43 President Greg Nowak issued the following statement
DONATE Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin To help save you time and trouble, I’ve checked with the experts and compiled some tips you may find useful. Thankfully, many of us are past the “standing water stage” but it still might be good information to keep in mind. 1. Don’t wade through … Read more
The torrential rain that fell late Friday was not the first time Connor Creek was overwhelmed in District 4 — and it won’t be the last. Officials blamed unexpectedly heavy rains, but my family and hundreds of other residents in District 4 have come to expect the Great Lakes Water Authority’s (GLWA) facilities are not up to the task of keeping our basements and our neighborhoods safe or dry.
DONATE Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin By M.L. Elrick I mark every Father’s Day the same way: I go to Facebook and Twitter and post an e-card that says: “Happy Father’s Day to all the real men … Sit down deadbeats, we’ll celebrate you on April Fool’s Day.” And then I … Read more
DONATE Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Detroit, Mich.— The Michigan Teamsters Joint Council 43 has announced its endorsement of M.L. Elrick for Detroit City Council in District 4. In announcing the union’s endorsement, Teamsters Joint Council 43 President Greg Nowak issued the following statement: “Elrick’s passionate, dedicated and effective background in … Read more
DONATE Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin FOR FORMER DETROIT COUNCILMAN GABE LELAND Detroit, Mich. — M.L. Elrick, a Detroit City Council candidate, expressed his frustration Monday, at the 2.5-year probation sentence handed down today to former Detroit City Councilman Gabe Leland for misconduct in office. “It’s an outrage that Gabe Leland, who betrayed … Read more
DONATE Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Serving the people of Detroit is a privilege Gabe Leland forfeited long ago By M.L. Elrick It never should have taken this long for Detroit to be rid of the now former City Councilman Gabe Leland. It’s been seven years since I first raised questions about … Read more
M.L. calling for the immediate resignation of Gabe Leland.
“I started my career as a reporter 30 years ago and I spent much of that time putting government under scrutiny, exposing waste, incompetence, corruption. I’ve also told the stories of underdogs, people who are mistreated, abused, their rights denied,” said Elrick, a former Detroit Free Press reporter. “It’s no longer enough for me to be just the scorekeeper, it’s time for me to get in the game.”
Authentically Detroit is a BridgeDetroit partner podcast that tells the stories of Detroiters’ lives through exposition and interview. In this episode, hosts Orlando Bailey and Donna Givens Davidson talk with M.L. Elrick, investigative journalist turned candidate for city council in District 4.
