Lights out! Why half of Detroit could go dark

theGRIO REPORT - The news was met with exasperation, shock, and disbelief last week as Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced a plan to eliminate nearly half of the city’s streetlights in an effort to move people to more densely populated areas of the city...

Detroit mayor has blood clots in both lungs

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theGRIO REPORT - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing was readmitted to Henry Ford Hospital on Wednesday afternoon and is being treated for an acute pulmonary embolism in each lung...

Detroit passes consent agreement, avoids emergency manager

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theGRIO REPORT - After weeks of legal wrangling, contentious meetings, and delays, the Detroit City Council narrowly passed a consent agreement with the state of Michigan to overhaul the beleaguered city's finances on Wednesday evening...

Gov: Detroit '90 percent' close to consent deal

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theGRIO REPORT - Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder held his first town hall meeting in Detroit and said that he has no desire to run Detroit...

Detroit mayor Dave Bing hospitalized

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theGRIO REPORT - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing had surgery Saturday to repair a perforation of the intestines. He is expected to remain in hospitalized for the next five to seven days...

Detroit mayor rejects emergency manager for city

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theGRIO REPORT - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing gave his annual State of the City speech on Wednesday night and stood by earlier proclamations that the city would not face a takeover by an emergency financial manager...

Is vigilante justice now in vogue in Detroit?

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theGRIO REPORT - After being compared to Bosnia, Sarajevo, Beirut, Afghanistan, and various other war zones, lately Detroit is being compared to the Wild West...

Mayor: Detroit won't run out of cash by April

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DETROIT (AP) - Detroit is no longer at risk of running out of cash by April because cost-cutting and other measures are taking effect, Mayor Dave Bing said Thursday...

State of Michigan may step in to run Detroit

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DETROIT (AP) - Democratic Mayor Dave Bing says Detroit doesn't need the help. He insists the city is reducing a $150 million budget deficit and easing cash-flow problems on its own...

Detroit mayor: 1,000 job cuts amid budget crisis

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DETROIT (AP) - Detroit plans to cut 1,000 jobs by early next year to help deal with the city's budget crisis and avoid the possibility of a state-appointed emergency financial manager...

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Dave Bing

Lights out! Why half of Detroit could go dark

Detroit mayor has blood clots in both lungs

Gov: Detroit '90 percent' close to consent deal

Detroit mayor Dave Bing hospitalized

Detroit mayor rejects emergency manager for city

Is vigilante justice now in vogue in Detroit?

Mayor: Detroit won't run out of cash by April

State of Michigan may step in to run Detroit

Detroit mayor: 1,000 job cuts amid budget crisis

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