Unruly Detroiters shut down city council meeting with threats, songs of defiance
Police removed one resident who urged Detroiters to “attack” city council. Later, the audience broke out in protest songs, forcing a postponement.
Video: Arsonists wreaked havoc Monday night as understaffed Detroit Fire Department struggles to keep pace
The fire department is so understaffed that the entire east side was without fire protection for about two hours while about 18 companies battled the fires.
Detroit City Council would maintain full-time salaries, perks under Mayor Bing’s budget plan
Mayor Bing’s tax-funded consultants suggested he drastically cut the council budget and make the members part-time. He didn’t.
Restructuring experts: Detroit City Council has a bloated budget, should be cut by two-thirds
Detroit’s city council is one of the most expensive and ridiculed in the country.
Night of hell: Arsonists ravaged as many as 18 homes in Detroit; station closures taking a toll
It appears to be another rash of arsons in a city that can’t afford to keep its stations open and rigs on the road.
Exclusive: Feds went undercover to investigate peaceful demonstrations in Detroit, Lansing
Feds went undercover to investigate protests over the emergency manager, wages for teachers and city workers, inadequate transportation and rising poverty. No violence ever broke out.
Michigan Republican taunts critics after refusing to resign following anti-gay rant
Agema responded that he has solid proof that gay people are “filthy” pedophiles prone to murder and violence.
Black religious leader, protesters hand-deliver Oreo cookies to Detroit officials
Saying some Detroit officials are “black on the outside, but white on the inside,” Minister Malik Shabazz and more than a dozen protesters tried to hand-deliver Oreo cookies to city hall offices in the latest protest against an emergency manager in Detroit.
Trio of arsons leaves Detroit’s east side without fire protection, exposes new dangers
“It’s a very dangerous situation,” said Dan McNamara, president of the firefighters’ union.
Influential Republican: Public schools turning children gay; better off being homeschooled
“Or, you can wait until one day, your child comes home and says, ‘Mom, I think I’m homosexual,'” the post reads.