Analysis: How Council President Pugh fell from grace
A man of two sides, Pugh can be charming, temperamental, progressive, juvenile.
Pugh friend: ‘Give the brother a break; he’ll return’
A friend and trainer of Charles Pugh urged Detroiters not to draw conclusions about the council president’s whereabouts and said Pugh would return to office.
Detroit EM: Pugh must resign or return to work
Pugh has not responded to colleagues or reporters in the past week. He disabled his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
Council President Pugh missing, disables social media accounts
Not even Pugh’s office or colleagues know where the president is, causing confusion and slowing the legislative process.
Council President Pugh, a former reporter, lashes out at local media
“They are trying to do gotcha journalism,” Pugh, who raked in a six-figure salary doing similar stories for TV, said. “They make money embarrassing people, and it’s a shame.”
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.
Council President Pugh backed out of mayoral bid because “I have the skin of a wet tissue paper”
In an unusually candid interview, Council President Charles Pugh acknowledged he was not cut out for politics.
Detroit City Council President Pugh plans to return to broadcast television, opts against a mayoral run
Pugh, who left Fox 2 as a television anchor and reporter, wants to return to journalism but said he doesn’t have a job offer yet.
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.