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LANSING, MI – The state is once again refusing to send its monthly revenue sharing payment to Detroit. The cash-strapped city is late filing a legally required audit of its books with the Michigan Treasury.
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The state Treasury is now sitting on $24.6 million dollars in payments to the city. The August payment alone would have been more than $11 million. The city is eight months late filing the audit, dating back to the administration of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
Since then, the financial woes facing Michigan s largest city have continued to pile on. Detroit has a budget deficit of at least $300 million, and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing warns the city is rapidly burning through all the money it has in the bank. At the same time, the new mayor is trying to negotiate layoffs and salary reductions with city workers.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Wednesday that a nearly two-year criminal investigation into the conduct of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan s office concerning a local prenatal health care program will not result in any criminal charges.
The investigation focused on the deletion by city staffers of about 150 city emails and the propriety of the city s partnership with the program, Make Your Date
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The finding could be seen as a political win for Duggan, who is ramping up in his bid for a third term, a feat that could make him the city s longest-serving mayor since Coleman Young. Among his opponents is Anthony Adams, who served as deputy mayor to former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
910 AM owner bans any mention of Kwame Kilpatrick after show offer went unanswered
By Randy Wimbley and FOX 2 Staff
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910 AM owner bans the mention of Kwame Kilpatrick after his show offer got no response
Some of 910 AM s hosts are calling it quits after owner Kevin Adell sent out an email banning them from talking about Kwame Kilpatrick and their guests, from even mentioning him. It is all because Kilpatrick never responded to Adell s offer to host a show.
Some of 910 AM s hosts are calling it quits after Adell sent out an email banning them from talking about Kilpatrick and their guests, from even mentioning him. It is all because Kilpatrick never responded to Adell s offer to host a show.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist M.L. Elrick has departed from the Detroit Free Press after accepting a buyout. His last day was Jan. 4.
Elrick s byline has been plastered across various outlets in Detroit, including Fox 2 Detroit, WDIV-TV (Channel 4) and WJR-AM (760). His work has ranged from spot news coverage to longform investigative pieces, one of which earned him and Jim Schaefer a Pulitzer Prize and led to the resignation of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
Elrick s move to leave the Free Press also marks his departure from the journalism industry and venture into local politics. He launched a campaign for Detroit City Council 4th District on the city s east side, where he has lived for more than 20 years. The seat is currently held by Councilman Andre Spivey.