Detroit EM’s chief of staff, Shani Penn, hit with tax lien
Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr also was hit with liens earlier this year.
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.