Bing Calls For Concessions Amid Financial Crisis
Paycuts, new taxes and retiree concessions are all part of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's plan to avoid an Emergency Manager takeover.
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Paycuts, new taxes and retiree concessions are all part of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's plan to avoid an Emergency Manager takeover.
Avoiding an Emergency Manager is high on Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's list of priorities. But what is Governor Rick Snyder saying about that?
While Mayor Dave Bing calls for paycuts and concessions, an AFSME local rep tells WWJ unions have offered concrete proposals the city has ignored.
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Everyone has an opinion about Detroit's finances, where the city went wrong and what it needs to do to right itself. So here's your chance to sound off.
Mayor Bing will address the city's deteriorating financial picture at 6pm Wed. night. WWJ's City Beat Reporter Vickie Thomas says sources are telling her that the mayor is expected to lay out plans to privatize the troubled bus and public lighting systems.
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson says he thinks Bing is doing a credible job, but Patterson says he still thinks the city needs an emergency financial manager, saying the mayor can't solve this crisis alone.
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Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is expected to spell out just how bad the city's financial condition really is as part of a speech Wednesday night that you'll hear on WWJ Newsradio 950.
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Cade Cunningham had 23 points and 12 assists and the Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee 124-112 on Saturday night to end the Bucks' 15-game winning streak in Detroit.
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Investigators in Ann Arbor are looking for a man after a dog was fatally shot during an attempted vehicle break-in on Sunday morning, according to police.