I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has jumped in to the brewing controversy over whether to dissolve the local school board and give Mayor Dave Bing control of Detroit Public Schools, saying that the voters should be allowed to make that decision and that mayoral control can be effective if done correctly. The Detroit Free [...]
When the Detroit City Council overrode Mayor Dave Bing’s veto of their budget because it contained more than $30 million more in cuts than he had requested in his proposed budget, the mayor warned them that those cuts would result in the closure of many city parks and recreation centers. On Thursday, the axe fell [...]
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, saying that the Detroit City Council went too far in cutting the city budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, vetoed the council’s proposed budget. The Detroit Free Press reports:
Earlier this month when Van Buren Township announced a new service to send interested residents “public safety threats and community events via web, e-mail, and cell phone,” the small metro Detroit government was embarking on a new approach to providing basic government services.
DETROIT—Two weeks ago, Mayor Dave Bing got job security — at least for the next four years — when he emerged victorious in the municipal election. Now, two weeks into his first full term leading the city, Bing has sold the auto supply company he founded 29 years ago. Last month Bing said that he [...]
Detroit’s two hometown newspapers seem to be telling different stories about Mayor Dave Bing’s position on negotiations with AFSCME and the prospect of layoffs. The Detroit Free Press declares that Bing is “unwavering on union contracts” and “sticking to his guns” when it comes to terminating the AFSCME contract and laying off hundreds of workers. [...]
The Detroit Free Press has a fascinating front-page feature on the politics of dollars and cents – and image – focusing on Mayor Dave Bing’s possible relocation to the city’s Manoogian Mansion.
In a press release on Tuesday, Detroit mayoral candidate Tom Barrow called on Mayor Dave Bing’s chief aide Charles Beckham to resign. His statement comes a day after activist Agnes Hitchcock asked Attorney General Mike Cox to remove Beckham from his position because it is against state law for someone convicted of fraud to hold [...]
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and leaders of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which represents about a quarter of all city employees, continue to be far apart in negotiations, the Detroit News reports. Bing says more layoffs will be necessary due to the union’s failure to accept other concessions in their contract.
Agnes Hitchcock says that after going through the Kwame Kilpatrick and Monica Conyers situations, the last thing the city of Detroit needs is to put a man convicted of fraud and racketeering in one of its most powerful administrative positions. Unfortunately, it’s already been done by Mayor Dave Bing, who appointed convicted felon Charles Beckham [...]
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