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Detroit under review for emergency financial manager

Jay Scott Smith
theGRIO REPORT - Just 24 hours after a Michigan state representative’s recall effort of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing went into motion, a review began that will likely lead to an emergency financial manager being appointed to the city...
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In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick makes his way to U.S. Federal Court in Detroit. Businessman Karl Kado, who held contracts at Detroit's convention center, said Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 that he was a “hostage” who felt compelled to pay thousands of dollars to then-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his father or lose work. Kado told jurors that he personally delivered $5,000 to $10,000 to Kilpatrick “three or four times.” He said he also delivered money through a top mayoral aide and separately paid $200,000 to $300,000 to Kilpatrick's father, Bernard. Kado is a crucial witness at the corruption trial, which began in September. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates)

Businessman says ex-Detroit mayor got free flights

Ed White, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - A businessman testified Wednesday that then-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was a frequent flier aboard his private planes, taking 20 round-trip flights worth nearly $400,000 but never paying a dime in return...
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Detroit Mayor Dave Bing talks during an interview with the Associated Press in Detroit, Thursday, June 14, 2012. Bing says the Motor City is in the late portion of its comeback effort, down double digits and he has the ball. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Detroit mayor facing a recall effort

Jay Scott Smith
theGRIO REPORT - Detroit mayor Dave Bing, who said last week that his job was the second-hardest in the country behind President Obama, is facing a recall effort led by a state representative...
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GOP state senator supports 'dissolving Detroit'

Jay Scott Smith
theGRIO REPORT - For the third time this year, the city of Detroit is staring at potential bankruptcy as legal wrangling over 'control' has caused $10 million in state aid to be withheld from the city...
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Charles Randolph Wright, director of "Motown: The Musical" poses for a photo outside the Motown Museum in Detroit, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. "Motown: The Musical" begins its run of preview performances March 11 ahead of the official opening on April 14 at New York's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Stars, director of Motown musical visit Hitsville

Mike Householder, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - The stars of the upcoming Broadway musical about Motown Records have read pretty much every book about and listened to every song from that golden era of American music...
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Brian Banks

Ex-felon lawmaker allegedly still passing bad checks

Jay Scott Smith
theGRIO REPORT - Brian Banks, the eight-time convict who won a landslide election for state representative in Michigan’s 1st district on Nov. 6, could be facing more legal troubles despite insisting he has changed his ways...
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'Book 'em': FBI raids Detroit library

Jay Scott Smith
theGRIO REPORT - FBI agents executed a raid on the Detroit Public Library’s main branch shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday morning...
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Emanual Steward during The Klitschko Brothers Vitali and Wladimir Open Workout at La Brea Boxing gym in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Steve Grayson/WireImage)

Emanuel Steward hailed by Queen of Soul and boxing royalty

Larry Lage, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward was celebrated by boxing royalty and the Queen of Soul at a star-studded memorial service Tuesday in the Motor City...
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Brian Banks

8-time Detroit felon wins seat in MI state house

Jay Scott Smith
DETROIT - Among the string of new faces that secured Election Day victories last Tuesday, there was an unexpected victor in a Michigan State House race that has raised more than a few eyebrows...
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U.S. citizens wait to vote in the presidential election at Greater Grace Baptist Church November 6, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. The race between Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican nominee former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney remains tight as Americans head to the polls to cast their ballots. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Detroit emergency manager law defeated in close vote

Jay Scott Smith
theGRIO REPORT - Public Act 4, Michigan’s controversial emergency financial manager law, was struck down by voters in a tightly contested vote on Tuesday...
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