The Week That Was on Deadline Detroit Allan Lengel / Deadline Detroit

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorneys Joel Sklar, Steve Fishman and Bill Seikaly; Beverly Watts, president of BME Consulting and former director of Wayne County Public Services Department, community and labor activist Barb Ingalls and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.
They talk about the latest between Iran and Israel; Will Trump have a meltdown? Will he testify?; Michigan AG Dana essel charges ex-House Speaker Lee Chatfield with theft and corruption; GM's move to the Hudson's Detroit development, what's that about? Leaked New York Times memo directs reporters to avoid list of words in Gaza coverage; and the many Schmucks of the Week.

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk with guests:
Kayla DeSnyder, who is homeschooling her special needs child and advocating for more rights for special needs students.Detroiter James Castonguay, a UCLA graduate who talks about the impact of the OJ and Rodney King cases in Los Angeles when he lived there.Travis Wilson II, an entrepreneur, builder and government contractor who is paving the way for people to launch and grow busineses. His Detroit-based company is Clear Path 8.

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, pollster Ed Sarpolus, attorneys Steve Fishman,  Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.
They talk about:  OJ Simpson and his impact on America and race; Donald Trump and Kari Lake  go ambiguous on abortion stance; Could Trump get a hung jury in New York? Was the Crumbley parents' sentence appropriate and did the judge bow to public pressure?  Arizona Supreme Court Holds 1864 Near-Total Ban on Abortion Enforceable; Requiem for a Curmudgeon: Reflections on the end of Curb Your Enthusiasm; Schmuck of the Week.

In a special Thursday edition of "Detroit in Black and White," hosts Adolph Mongo and Allan Lengel talk with Reggie Reg Davis, a former Detroit radio personality and ex-Wayne County Commissioner who is working on ways to fight youth violence in the city.  Davis lost his 19-year-old brother years ago to gun violence. 

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk to Kristina Karamo, who was recently removed as chair of the Michigan Republican Party.
Karamo says top Republican lawmakers refused to talk to her after becoming the chair, alleging that they were corrupt.
She also says: 
Michigan has a flawed election system that needs fixing.She wasn't happy when Donald Trump didn't endorse her for party chair.Joe Biden was not legitimately elected.She hopes to get the chair position back.

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Jim Nardone and Allan Lengel talk with Adam Hollier, Democratic candidate for the 13th Congressional District, who argues that Democratic incumbent Congressman Shri Thanedar spends more of his budget on mailings, robocalls and billboards than on staff to serve constituents.
Hollier, who appeared Thursday on the videocast/podcast of "Detroit in Black and White" (see show below), says most Michigan Congress members have a staff of 20 or so to serve constituents, but Thanedar only has a few dedicated to constituent services.
He accuses Thanedar of being more committed to getting re-elected and spending money promoting himself than on doing his job.
Thanedar responded Friday afternoon via email:
"Our office is typically staffed with 20 team members including 11 full-time staff, 1 part-time staff, 6 interns and 2 fellows. This staffing level has allowed us to address over 1400 constituent cases with 88% completion rate, and a response time of 24 to 48 hours.
"On the legislative front, 17 bills were sponsored in the first 15 months, two of which passed in the house and one signed by President Biden into law, over 300 bills co-sponsored, and we  communicated to over hundred thousand constituents on a regular basis.
"Additionally, following the 2020 redistricting in Michigan, (My) current district now includes areas previously served by Brenda Lawrence (40%), Debbie Dingell (26%), and Rashida Tlaib (34%). This restructuring led to considerable confusion among constituents, both within and outside our new boundaries. As a result, my office received calls from constituents of neighboring congresswomen and vice versa. To address this, we significantly ramped up our outreach efforts through various media. Which resulted in a quadrupling of constituent calls from January 2023 to January 2024."