Detroit City Council to flip flop on budget – again – in last-minute effort to avoid bankruptcy
A defiant council marched off to holiday recess, saying it would not back down. Now council is backing down.
Mayor Bing calls for emergency session with council today to avert cash crisis
Bing is expected to call a 1 p.m. meeting in council chambers in what almost certainly will be a bitter, combative session. Crowds have grown more hostile, and the mayor and council’s relationship is dysfunctional.