Detroit Tigers suffer first loss
Apr 11th
Justin Verlander had one of the most impressive and efficient outings of his career through eight innings. But it fell apart in the ninth. Verlander allowed one hit through the first eight innings Wednesday but took the loss when the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. More >
Detroit vetting names for financial review board
Apr 10th
Officials have started reviewing possible candidates for a 9-member financial review board as part of the long-term fiscal restructuring of Detroit, the city’s deputy mayor said Tuesday. More >
Detroit makes pitch for ousted Yahoo employees
Apr 9th
Quicken Loans and two affiliated Detroit venture capital firms have issued a call for the roughly 2,000 Yahoo employees who receivedpink slips last week to move to the Motor City to bolster the blighted city’s efforts at revitalization. More >
Financial experts offer ideas on fixing Detroit
Apr 6th
The annual chore of putting together Detroit’s city budget for the upcoming fiscal year will begin in earnest in the coming days and will be performed by the mayor and City Council, instead of an emergency manager appointed by the governor. More >
Detroit deputy mayor says city must cut payroll
Apr 5th
A day after an unprecedented deal to fix Detroit’s finances was approved, the deputy mayor said the payroll must be reduced to help get the city on a path to stability. More >
Cash-strapped Detroit approves debt rescue plan
Apr 4th
This cash-strapped city reached a deal Wednesday evening to restructure its debt and overhaul operations to avoid having a state-appointed manager take sweeping control of Detroit’s struggling finances. More >
Detroit Council delays vote on consent agreement
Apr 3rd
The Detroit City Council has again delayed voting on a consent agreement that would stave off an emergency manager. More >
Detroit unions to end talks if state plan accepted
Apr 2nd
Detroit’s public employee unions will not negotiate more cost-cutting agreements with the city if it agrees to a state-mandated financial plan designed to stop Detroit from running out of money, the head of a major city union said on Monday.
The financial stability agreement drafted by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s administration would require significantly deeper concessions from city unions than have already been agreed to. Opposition to the plan has come as the city’s elected leaders and state-appointed officials work to agree on Snyder’s financial plan for Detroit.
Evicted 101-year-old Detroit woman to go home
Mar 30th
A 101-year-old Detroit woman who was evicted from her foreclosed house is expected to move back home next week.The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/HqbYb2) that Texana Hollis on Wednesday is expected to be back in the home where she previously lived for about 60 years. More >
Hutaree militia walk from jail after charges dismissed
Mar 29th
Two members of the Midwest militia group Hutaree pleaded guilty to charges of possessing machine guns and temporarily walked out of jail on Thursday, two days after a judge rebuked prosecutors and dismissed more serious charges that the Hutaree plotted to attack the U.S. government. More >
