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Mayor Quits After Being Jailed In Alcohol Case
SCOTTVILLE (WWJ/AP) – A mayor from western Michigan has resigned after being jailed for violating terms of his sentence for impaired driving. Scottville Mayor Joe Baxter was arrested Tuesday morning on...
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Who Wants To Be Detroit Mayor? 22 Candidates Do
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit’s next mayor will inherit a city low on cash and an office low on power, yet nearly two dozen candidates are seeking the job anyway. In announcing he won’t seek a second term,...
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City Of Flint Settles Lawsuit With Former Finance Director
FLINT (AP) – Flint has agreed to pay $250,000 to its former finance director, who claimed he was fired for blowing the whistle on the city’s dire finances. Flint Mayor Dayne Walling. (City of Flint)...
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Flint Mayor Meets With Obama At White House
FLINT (AP) - Flint Mayor Dayne Walling is among 18 mayors who met with President Barack Obama to discuss strategies to reduce youth violence. Walling said much of the discussion at the White House on...
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Lawyer: Kilpatrick Sentence No More Than 15 Years
Detroit (WWJ)- Kwame Kilpatrick’s attorney is asking a federal judge to sentence the former Detroit mayor to less than 15 years in prison. Federal prosecutors are seeking a sentence of at least 28...
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Election Results: Detroiters Elect Duggan Mayor, Royal Oak Residents Pass...
DETROIT (WWJ) - Voters in many communities in the metro area went to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the 2013 primary election. Results are still coming in from several area counties, you can find...
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Former Slugger Ordonez Elected Mayor In Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A year after retiring from baseball, former star Magglio Ordonez has been elected as the mayor of a city in his native Venezuela. Ordonez’s victory in the city of Sotillo in...
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New York City Mayor To Appear On ‘The Good Wife’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Bill de Blasio will be making a guest appearance as himself on an episode of CBS’ “The Good Wife”. The mayor is listed as a guest star, appearing as himself, in a preview...
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City Leaders Debate ‘Where The Money Should Go’ During Annual 8-Mile Luncheon
DETROIT (WWJ) – Will the Michigan Legislature support Governor Snyder’s plan to give $350 million to Detroit pensioners as part of the city’s bankruptcy grand bargain? Oakland County Executive, L...
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Home Auctions Expand As Demand Continues In Detroit
DETROIT (WWJ) – The city of Detroit’s effort to get vacant homes back on the tax roll is being expanded, as an online auction moves into new communities. Inside a vacant, six bedroom home in the Boston...
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L.A. Mayor Swears And Drinks During Kings Celebration [VIDEO]
By: Evan Jankens @kingofthekc There are funny moments that happen when your team wins the Stanley Cup. I’m sure you remember the famous Kwame Kilpatrick speech, “the beer is on me, go Red Wings!” The...
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Program Aims To Make Home Financing More Accessible In Detroit
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – “Groundbreaking.” “A game changer.” Those are just a couple of the phrases being used to describe a new home-buyer program announced Thursday in Detroit. The newly created program is...
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Warren Voters To Consider Extending Mayoral Term Limits
WARREN (WWJ/AP) – Residents of the Detroit suburb of Warren will be asked to vote in August to approve extending mayoral term limits to let someone serve up to 20 years in the post. The proposal would...
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Lansing Mayor Defends $160K Payout For Former City Attorney
LANSING (AP) – Lansing’s mayor is defending his handling of a separation agreement with a former city attorney who left her job last month with payout of more than $160,000. Mayor Virg Bernero offered...
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Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick asks for Pardon, Clemency in New Blog
(CNN) — A former Detroit mayor who was convicted in a federal corruption case is asking President Donald Trump — who recently announced he is considering pardoning thousands of people — to cut short...
View ArticleMayoral Candidate Takes Phone Call From God During Live Debate
KEY WEST, Fla. (CBS Local) – Political debates are known for their heated conversations, but a Florida man had a “conversation” with God while on stage during a Florida mayoral debate. Sloan Bashinsky,...
View ArticleDetroit Zoo Searching For New Kid Mayor Of Amphibiville
ROYAL OAK — The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is looking for a “toadly” new candidate to leap into office this November as Mayor of Amphibiville. The 2-acre wetland village that is home to the...
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Detroit Mayor To Hold Citywide Charter-Mandated Meeting
Join Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan for a citywide charter-mandated meeting at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, located at 2 Woodward Ave in Detroit in the 13th Floor Auditorium.
View ArticleFlint Mayor Ousted As Recovery, Rebuilding Trust Continue
DETROIT (AP) — The city of Flint, Michigan, will continue to recover from a lead-contaminated water crisis with a new mayor, who will in turn work to rebuild residents’ shattered trust. Former Flint...
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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Loses Another Appeal To Get Out Of...
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's latest motion has been denied by the 6th Circuit Court of appeals and will remain in federal prison.
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Michigan Matters Exclusive: “Big Four” Plus One Debate Regional Transit At...
Southfield (CBS Detroit) – It was all hands on deck as the region’s “Big Four” political leaders – Mayor Mike Duggan, Oakland County Executive David Coulter, Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, Wayne...
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Sterling Heights GOP Mayor Who Backed Trump In 2016 Endorses Biden
STERLING HEIGHTS (CNN) — The Republican mayor of Sterling Heights, Michigan, a key battleground state, is voting for Joe Biden in Michigan’s Democratic primary on Tuesday after supporting President...
View ArticleMayor Provides Update On Covid-19 In Detroit
DETROIT, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – Mayor Mike Duggan says 127 people died from Covid-19 in Detroit last week. Roughly 10 days ago the city hit a plateau after 947 people died. Duggan says the numbers are...
View ArticleMayor Duggan Provides Update On Covid-19 In Detroit
DETROIT, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – Mayor Mike Duggan says 214 nursing home residents have now died. The average age of those who’ve died were in their mid 70s. But the overall number of coronavirus cases...
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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Reportedly Granted Early Release
(CBS DETROIT) – Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been reportedly granted an early release after spending 7 years of a 28-year sentence according to a press release from The EBONY Foundation....
View ArticleCity Of Detroit Announces Steps To Protect Detroiters During COVID Surge
(CBS DETROIT) – At a news briefing Monday, Mayor Mike Duggan and Chief Public Health Officer Denise Fair outlined steps to protect Detroiters and ensure compliance of a new three-week emergency order...
View ArticleDetroit NAACP, Mayor Frowns At GOP County Canvassers
(CBS DETROIT) – The Detroit NAACP and Mayor Mike Duggan held an emergency press conference Wednesday to address the controversial vote by the Wayne County Board of Canvassers. The body reversed a...
View ArticleDetroit City Council Rejects Mayor’s Plan For Over Assessed Home Owners
(CBS DETROIT) – A resolution intended to compensate over-assessed home-owners was shot down by Detroit City Council. Council took up the proposal Tuesday introduced by Mayor Mike Duggan to yield...
View ArticleMayor Duggan: 5,000 Residents A Day Could Get Vaccine In 2021
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said on a Sunday talk show that he expected 5,000 residents a day would receive vaccines once they are made widely available. He also spoke on CBS’s “Face the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Announces 2021 Re-Election Campaign
(CBS DETROIT) – On Wednesday, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced his run for re-election in 2021. He was first elected as Detroit’s mayor in 2013 and won re-election in 2017. If elected, this would be...
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Mayor Duggan Receives COVID-19 Vaccine, Outlines Detroit’s Deployment Plan
(CBS DETROIT) – On Tuesday, the city of Detroit held a press conference to announce the city’s strategy for deploying the first round of COVID-19 vaccines for front line workers and staff and residents...
View ArticleDearborn Heights Mayor Dan Paletko Dies From COVID-19 Complications
(CBS DETROIT) – The city of Dearborn Heights announced their Mayor, Dan Paletko, died late Tuesday from COVID-19 complications. Since 2004, Paletko, 70, served as mayor for the city of Dearborn Heights...
View ArticleLansing Mayor Calls For National Guard Protection Ahead Of Capitol Protests
(CBS DETROIT) – Law enforcement is keeping a watchful eye on the Michigan Capitol. The grounds is the site for an armed march Sunday as protesters throughout the country plan to rally at state capitols...
View ArticleMayor Duggan: Detroit Allotment Of Vaccines Smaller Than Expected
DETROIT (AP) — The city of Detroit has received 6,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses this week — far short of what was expected — due to shortfalls from the federal government, according to Mayor Mike Duggan....
View ArticleDetroit Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility To Residents 65 And Up
(CBS DETROIT) – Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Thursday any Detroit resident age 65 or older can call to schedule an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the TCF Center. “I am deeply...
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Detroiters Urged To Apply For Expungement Assistance Before New Law Takes...
(CBS DETROIT) – Mayor Mike Duggan is encouraging all eligible Detroiters to begin the application process now so they have everything in order when the court considers new expungement requests in...
View ArticleDetroit Mayor To Deliver State Of The City Address Tuesday
(CBS DETROIT) – Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is scheduled to deliver his 8th State of the City Address Tuesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. It is set to take place in front of the assembly line inside the new $1.6B...
View ArticleResidents Rate Mayor Duggan’s COVID Response On Pandemic’s Anniversary
(CBS DETROIT) – From the summer riots, to testing sites and vaccine distributions, Detroiters have a lot to say about Mayor Mike Duggan’s performance in the pandemic and they’re not holding back. “I...
View ArticleNorthwest Activities Center To Become Site For Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
(CBS DETROIT) – Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is rolling out an ambitious plan to nip the coronavirus in the bud. “If we want people back to work, we want people not to be afraid of being evicted, we want...
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Clawson Mayor Who Quit Gets Job Back Weeks Later
CLAWSON, Mich. (AP) — Welcome back, mayor. The Clawson City Council said Reese Scripture can be mayor again in the Detroit suburb, about a month after she resigned. Reese ScriptureCredit: City of...
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