Orr Testifies Bankruptcy Not Condition Of Job; Chief Craig Says Police Dept. Deplorable
Detroit's Emergency Manager and police chief both testified Friday about the city's high crime, blight and the deplorable conditions.
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Detroit's Emergency Manager and police chief both testified Friday about the city's high crime, blight and the deplorable conditions.
State-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr has named a former Detroit-area restructuring executive as his deputy.
With the clock ticking down to the Nov. 5 election, mayoral candidates Mike Duggan and Benny Napoleon met in their second forum at the Detroit Economic Club where they talked of crime, Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr and moving into Manoogian Mansion.
"How can the administration punish innocent American by forcing them to buy from a system that does not work ...?"
Less than two weeks away from election day, both Benny Napoleon and Mike Duggan appeared before the Detroit Economic Club Wednesday.
Supporters of the legislation say a quarter of anaphylactic shock incidents in schools occur among students unaware that they have an allergy.
"There's nothing left to do here. There is no revenue solution," attorney Bruce Bennett said in opening remarks.
The crowd is full of retired Detroit police officers, many of whom agree: "I earned my damn pension, every dollar."
The Michigan Senate has approved legislation that would block Bridge Card holders from withdrawing cash from ATMs located in strip clubs, liquor stores and race tracks.
Democratic Senator from Michigan Debbie Stabenow says she had bigger issues on her mind when she tweeted out a 'big money' message.
A nonprofit fund set up by Gov. Rick Snyder after he took office is being dissolved after complaints that the donors are anonymous.
Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin are asking Secretary of State John Kerry to intervene in a Canadian plan to store nuclear waste near Lake Huron.
The summit comes on the heels of the sentencing last week of Detroit's ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, and of his father Bernard Kilpatrick and contractor Bobby Ferguson.
A top adviser to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder whose $100,000-a-year salary was covered by a nonprofit fund now will be paid by the state.