Detroit City Council to flip flop on budget – again – in last-minute effort to avoid bankruptcy
A defiant council marched off to holiday recess, saying it would not back down. Now council is backing down.
Mayor Bing calls for emergency session with council today to avert cash crisis
Bing is expected to call a 1 p.m. meeting in council chambers in what almost certainly will be a bitter, combative session. Crowds have grown more hostile, and the mayor and council’s relationship is dysfunctional.
Pugh brazenly defies public demands to open up vital council meetings
These aren’t just any public meetings; they will drive the direction of the city’s future – and ultimately our lives.
Council President Pugh shows no shame in lobbying for staffer’s restaurant
Pugh again took time out of a public meeting today to urge the audience and TV viewers to vote for Detroit Vegan Soul, owned by staffer Kirsten Ussery, as part of a Hatch Detroit contest that is offering a grant to help one local business get off the ground.
Belle Isle to remain in Detroit’s hands – at least for now; council furious
Turns out, the pending deal between Mayor Dave Bing and Gov. Rick Snyder offers no assurance that the financially struggling park would receive a penny for improvements. In fact, any future funding depends on the availability of state funds, which are controlled by a traditionally anti-Detroit Legislature.
Help on the way for Belle Isle? Appears so, but it could come at a cost
The pact is intended to improve the declining park and reduce the financial burden on the cash-starved city.
Mayor Bing to be ousted from office? Council members to try
Leading the charge is longtime Councilman Kwame Kenyatta, who claims Bing’s office illegally transferred taxpayer money to a nonprofit.
Caller: Council President Pugh a corrupt racist? Give us a break
A rambling caller to the Angelo Henderson Show on 99.9 FM said Pugh was a corrupt politician with no interest in improving the lives of black people.
New law targets Detroit panhandlers; supported by civil liberty groups
Panhandlers in Detroit will have to show some decorum when begging for money – or face up to 90 days in jail, under a new city ordinance to go into effect in August. The ordinance, supported by civil liberty groups, seeks to find middle ground in a debate over the rights of panhandlers. The law […]
Pugh raises cash from builders, developers for a campaign that doesn’t exist
Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh has said repeatedly he is not running for reelection. But that didn’t stop him from holding at least two fundraisers last year with builders and developers who do business with the city, according to campaign finance reports, some of which only became available recently because of tardy filings. At […]