Steve Neavling
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Steve Neavling is an investigative reporter at Detroit Metro Times & creator of Motor City Muckraker, an independent watchdog news site.
Detroit, MI
Joined May 2012
My next story in a series about wrongfully convicted people in Detroit. While Mike Duggan was prosecutor, his office illegally destroyed thousands of files, making it impossible for some prisoners to prove their innocence. https://t.co/VXreqDsSJF
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President of Gannet announced last week its USA Today network of local newspapers will begin using AI engine called Perplexity. Announcement comes with copy and paste language for each paper including the Detroit Free Press.
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Court of Appeals sides with ShotSpotter critics in Detroit, finding city ‘repeatedly’ violated transparency law
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A state appeals court handed a partial victory to critics of Detroit’s controversial ShotSpotter surveillance system, ruling that city officials violated a transparency ordinance when they approved...
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The Canadian-made Utillian 6 is the dab pen I didn’t know I needed
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High-quality cannabis concentrates like live hash rosin are becoming increasingly popular in Michigan as more people move from flower to more potent and flavorful alternatives. Concentrates now...
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By running for mayor, Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. has gained a lot of unwanted attention. Triumph Church and Kinloch are now accused of an illegal property deal involving an old theater site
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A new lawsuit alleges that Triumph Church and its pastor, the Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr., who is a candidate for Detroit mayor, violated state and federal laws after the church purchased the former AMC...
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Cannabis trade group sues Michigan over new 24% wholesale tax
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The state’s largest cannabis trade group has filed a lawsuit against Michigan, arguing that a new 24% wholesale tax on marijuana is unconstitutional and will devastate a legal market already strugg...
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Soave also admitted he gave Kwame Kilpatrick roughly $400,000 in gifts. He also made serious money when Duggan’s admin swapped his contaminated parcels for far more valuable land in 2019.
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Anthony Soave donated $100,000 to Trump and has been the center of city hall scandals. He also was accused of having mob connections when a Warren garage dump was firebombed. A week after the bombing, Soave’s subsidiary landed a lucrative contract.
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Trump megadonor at center of Detroit scandals hosts fundraiser for Duggan
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Mayor Mike Duggan is scheduled to attend a high-dollar fundraiser in Detroit on Wednesday night hosted by a wealthy businessman who donated $100,000 to a Donald Trump political action committee and...
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Interestingly, though, Schriver voted against bills banning child marriage and closing Michigan’s marital rape loophole, which provided legal protection to anyone who drugged or assaulted their spouse. He also pushed the racist "Great Replacement" theory.
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Schriver has frequently targeted sexual content and LGBTQ+ rights. In December 2024, he called oral sex “a crime against God and the natural order." He also wants to ban same-sex marriage.
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The website described itself as the “world’s best casual personals for adult dating, sex, and swingers.” Meanwhile, state Rep. Schriver is trying to make pornography a crime punishable by 25 years in prison.
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A Michigan Republican pushing a pornography ban is linked to a porn hookup site, and his profile indicated his sexual interests included “fetish” and “groupsex,” according to records from a data breach.
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A Republican state lawmaker leading a campaign to ban pornography in Michigan appears to have had an account on a pornographic hook-up website that promised users they could “find sex” and “get laid...
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Duggan defends Trump’s Medicaid work rules as critics warn cuts will strip coverage from hundreds of thousands
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Health care leaders and Democrats say Mike Duggan is ignoring the reality of Trump’s legislation, which slashes $840 billion from Medicaid over the next decade. Duggan is running for governor.
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IRS complaint targets Detroit mayoral candidate Kinloch and his church over $1.3M home
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Triumph Church is accused of improperly enriching Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr., who is running for mayor of Detroit.
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Exclusive: WDIV fires Hank Winchester: Police records detail allegations
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Hank Winchester, the longtime WDIV-TV consumer affairs reporter who was placed on leave this summer while police investigated misconduct allegations, was recently fired from the station — and newly...
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When voters approved the legalization of recreational cannabis in 2018, they agreed to a 10% excise tax on marijuana sales. This vote was against the will of the people and may have been illegal. The industry plans to sue.
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These Michigan senators voted in favor of a 24% wholesale tax on cannabis, while the excise tax on liquor has been at 4% for decades. This will raise prices for consumers, results in layoffs of workers, and devastate mom and pop businesses.
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Sinai-Grace accused of enabling serial predator nurse who assaulted incapacitated woman
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Detroit Medical Center’s Sinai-Grace Hospital is accused of exposing vulnerable patients to a “known predator” with a history of sexual assault and violence and failing to protect a bedridden woman...
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Detroit’s Belle Isle alligator has been caught
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Don’t worry, Detroit — the alligator recently spotted on Belle Isle has been found. The gator shocked Detroiters when it was seen on the island park late last month. It was captured Wednesday by...
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Hundreds protest proposed marijuana tax hike in Michigan Capitol
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Inside the Capitol, demonstrators chanted, "Save our jobs," while outside people carried signs with messages like, "Don't tax my peace."
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