5 daunting challenges that may surprise Detroit’s new emergency manager
Detroit’s new emergency manager will face some enormous obstacles.
Is Detroit’s new emergency manager a Democrat? Let’s follow the cash
Kevyn Orr once hosted an extravagant 80th birthday celebration for Democratic U.S. Rep. John Conyers.
Read entire text of Mayor Dave Bing’s State of the City address
Don’t miss a word of Mayor Bing’s speech.
Say what?! Conservative Republican champions legalization of medical pot dispensaries
Callton is scrambling to introduce legislation that would legalize dispensaries because many patients don’t have access to pot.
Appeals court: Medical marijuana users can share pot in Michigan
The Supreme Court is to decide soon whether registered pot owners can sell to each other.
Exclusive: Gov. Snyder plans to appoint emergency manager over Detroit after little progress
State officials have been meeting privately with city leaders over the past month to discuss the future under a state financial takeover.
Frustrated with City Council, Gov. Snyder withdraws offer to lease Belle Isle
The failed negotiations may accelerate the state’s decision to appoint an emergency manager over the city, which is headed toward bankruptcy.
City leaders ignore alternative plan to save, improve Belle Isle; time running out
The players deciding Belle Isle’s future have chosen not to look at good alternative to lease.
Sex scandal involving Detroit News reporter not what it appears, friends say
Ex-wife of state Treasurer Andy Dillon claims the reporter threatened to kill her.
Birmingham developer offers plan to buy Belle Isle for $1 billion, secede from Michigan
The plan smacks of antagonism and divisiveness at a time when the city is shedding vital services to avoid bankruptcy.