Detroit Councilman Kenyatta slams colleagues for violating the Open Meetings Act – twice
Six Detroit City Council members have been meeting in secret to hammer out a plan to avoid bankruptcy with deep budget cuts.
Detroit City Council refuses to consider cuts today to avoid an emergency manager
One resident described state intervention as an attempt to “resurrect Hitler from the dead.” Another called it slavery.
Mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon a man of the people? He doesn’t live like it
Turns out, Napoleon, who makes more than $100,000 a year, doesn’t exactly live in a poor, hardscrabble neighborhood.
Records: Despite state intervention and bankruptcy threats, city of Detroit continues to spend at unprecedented clip
Each day, the city spent about $350,000 more than it had in revenue, raising the accumulated deficit to more than $375 million.
Records: Mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon bankrolled campaign with big suburban donations
Napoleon has relied on suburban builders, developers, CEOs, lawyers and business owners to bankroll his campaigns.
Detroit mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon: I won’t inject race, division into race
Napoleon set off a firestorm this week after saying affluent Palmer Woods was not a true Detroit neighborhood and suggested he’ll defend the city against outsiders.
Mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon tries to clarify divisive words about Palmer Woods
Napoleon has been trying to distinguish himself from his most viable candidate, former Wayne County Prosecutor Mike Duggan, who is white and recently moved back to his childhood city.
Mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon: “Palmer Woods is not Detroit”
In a mayoral contest that could flare racial and class tensions, Napoleon took jabs at former Wayne County Prosecutor Mike Duggan.
Council President Pugh to misanthropes: Show us a plan or “shut the hell up”
During recent meetings, speakers at public meetings have equated the state and tree farmers to money-grubbing slaveholders.
Detroit City Council violates state open meeting law by meeting in private with media
Six of nine Detroit City Council members appear to have violated the state’s Open Meetings Act today by meeting in private with editors, columnists and reporters at the Detroit Free Press.