http://www.mail.com/people/207448-dave-bing.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/207448-dave-bing.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088792-who-wants-to-detroit-mayor-22-candidates.html 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, Mayor Dave Bing slammed Michigan officials for ceding most of his power to an emergency manager who currently controls almost every aspect of City Hall, from ... Wed, 15 May 2013 22:26:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088792-who-wants-to-detroit-mayor-22-candidates.html 2013-05-15T22:26:26Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2086636-detroit-mayor-bing-will-seek-re-election.html DETROIT (AP) — Dave Bing's time in the turbulence of Detroit, its politics and immense urban problems will end after only four years. Buffeted from day one by a multimillion-dollar budget deficit, inefficient internal systems and the need for massive restructuring, the former NBA great announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election and will exit City Hall... Wed, 15 May 2013 07:22:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2086636-detroit-mayor-bing-will-seek-re-election.html 2013-05-15T07:22:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084786-bing-wont-seek-re-election-detroit-mayor.html DETROIT (AP) — A visibly frustrated Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced Tuesday that he won't seek a second term and ripped Michigan officials for not giving him enough time to solve the financially strapped city's problems on his own. His announcement came just seven weeks after the city's checkbook was handed over to an emergency manager, making it the la... Tue, 14 May 2013 22:29:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084786-bing-wont-seek-re-election-detroit-mayor.html 2013-05-14T22:29:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1978922-donors-8m-detroit-ems-units-police-cars.html DETROIT (AP) — Several businesses have pledged a total of $8 million to help cash-strapped Detroit pay for a new fleet of emergency vehicles, including 23 EMS units and 100 police cars, to boost public safety and reduce response times, Mayor Dave Bing announced Monday. Racing team owner Roger Penske, who leads Penske Automotive Group and who's Penske Corp... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:08:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1978922-donors-8m-detroit-ems-units-police-cars.html 2013-03-25T22:08:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1976512-detroit-manager-to-listen-then-assess-priorities.html DETROIT (AP) — A bankruptcy lawyer and turnaround expert tasked with reviving Detroit's beleaguered finances could be greeted by a crowd of protesters as he arrives at work Monday, then plans to spend his first day meeting with some city officials who for months fought against creating his job at all. Kevyn Orr is under no illusions that he'll be treated ... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:12:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1976512-detroit-manager-to-listen-then-assess-priorities.html 2013-03-24T17:12:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1956504-relevance-detroit-officials-managers-hands.html DETROIT (AP) — What role Detroit's elected leaders will play in the city's fiscal crisis is now up to a Washington, D.C., lawyer appointed by the governor to turn things around. Detroit's emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, says he wants to work with the City Council and the mayor, though many in Detroit see the state takeover as stripping away the voice of the... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:51:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1956504-relevance-detroit-officials-managers-hands.html 2013-03-15T21:51:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1955104-bankruptcy-expert-named-detroit-emergency-manager.html DETROIT (AP) — Michigan's governor appointed an auto-industry turnaround expert Thursday to steer Detroit back from the brink of ruin. The one-time symbol of America's industrial might became the biggest U.S. city to be placed under state financial control. Kevyn Orr, a partner in the Cleveland-based law firm of Jones Day who represented Chrysler during i... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:04:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1955104-bankruptcy-expert-named-detroit-emergency-manager.html 2013-03-14T22:04:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1948898-detroit-council-appeals-fiscal-emergency-finding.html LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Detroit City Council members on Tuesday made a longshot appeal of the state's declaration that the city has no adequate plan to fix its fiscal crisis, arguing that more time is needed to implement a budget-cutting deal reached with the state less than a year ago. "Stay the course. A deal's a deal," David Whitaker, the city council's ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:00:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1948898-detroit-council-appeals-fiscal-emergency-finding.html 2013-03-12T18:00:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1945950-ex-detroit-mayor-convicted-jailed-until-sentence.html DETROIT (AP) — Jurors in a city buffeted by financial crisis convicted former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on corruption charges Monday, capping a five-month trial that exposed a brazen pay-to-play culture during his years in office while the distressed city lost jobs and people and veered toward insolvency. Kilpatrick could face more than 10 years in p... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:32:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1945950-ex-detroit-mayor-convicted-jailed-until-sentence.html 2013-03-11T22:32:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1941430-bings-legacy-clouded-emergency-manager-threat.html DETROIT (AP) — In basketball and in business, Dave Bing never side-stepped a challenge. But the overwhelming weight of Detroit's financial problems and other troubles faced by the former manufacturing hub have convinced the former NBA great, steel supply company founder and first-term mayor that he may have to pass control of the city over to the state. ... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:43:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1941430-bings-legacy-clouded-emergency-manager-threat.html 2013-03-08T18:43:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1927210-who-will-take-job-fixing-detroits-finances.html DETROIT (AP) — It appears the appointment of an emergency manager to take over Detroit's failing finances is all but a done deal. But one question remains: Who will get the difficult, thankless job? Gov. Rick Snyder is being coy about his selection, saying only the person is "top notch." Michigan's Emergency Loan Board will do the official hiring of the c... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:02:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1927210-who-will-take-job-fixing-detroits-finances.html 2013-03-02T18:02:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1925046-michigan-to-appoint-emergency-manager-detroit.html DETROIT (AP) — Michigan's governor said Friday that unless Detroit's fortunes suddenly and miraculously improve, he will appoint an emergency manager to take control of the city that was once one of the nation's most prosperous manufacturing centers. If the governor follows through with his plan, Detroit would become the largest city in the United States ... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:39:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1925046-michigan-to-appoint-emergency-manager-detroit.html 2013-03-01T22:39:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1906954-snyder-people-turning-detroit-job.html DETROIT (AP) — Some people are already telling Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder that they don't want the job of fixing Detroit's financial woes, even before he's decided whether he's even going to appoint an emergency manager, Snyder said. The Republican governor made it clear Thursday during a media round table that he's still considering a review team's report... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:22:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1906954-snyder-people-turning-detroit-job.html 2013-02-21T23:22:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1901642-review-team-detroit-financial-emergency.html DETROIT (AP) — A state-appointed review team has determined Detroit is in a financial emergency, paving the way for Republican Gov. Rick Snyder to appoint an emergency manager who would need to come up with a new plan to get the city out of its fiscal crisis. The team released its findings Tuesday, saying in a report to Snyder that "no satisfactory plan e... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:37:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1901642-review-team-detroit-financial-emergency.html 2013-02-19T23:37:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1830552-feds-follow-business-backing-detroit-rail.html DETROIT (AP) — The federal government committed $25 million Friday to build a streetcar line through the heart of Detroit, putting in place the last piece of a plan bringing light rail to one of the few urban centers still without it. The rest of the $140 million tab for the 3.3-mile streetcar line along Woodward Avenue will be funded by a public-private ... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1830552-feds-follow-business-backing-detroit-rail.html 2013-01-18T21:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1813260-clock-ticks-decision-detroit-finances.html DETROIT (AP) — Detroit's fiscal future could soon be out of its hands if a team of state officials determines that the nation's former auto and manufacturing giant is so firmly entrenched in a financial emergency that it cannot climb out on its own. Mayor Dave Bing, who has been dead-set against state oversight, said earlier this week that results of a mo... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1813260-clock-ticks-decision-detroit-finances.html 2013-01-11T07:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1797796-detroit-mom-to-stay-jail-daughters-death.html DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit woman charged with fatally stabbing her daughter three days before the child's ninth birthday pleaded not guilty to a murder charge Thursday as authorities scrambled to determine why the girl and four siblings were not removed from their home weeks ago. Police responding to a call from neighbors found Tameria Greene bleeding from ... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1797796-detroit-mom-to-stay-jail-daughters-death.html 2013-01-03T21:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1788888-mich-governor-signs-emergency-manager-law.html DETROIT (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder put a new emergency manager law on the books in Michigan on Thursday, weeks after voters repealed a version that gave sweeping powers to a single person to overhaul financially distressed communities. The new law, passed by a Republican-controlled Legislature, will give local governments and ailing school districts the oppo... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1788888-mich-governor-signs-emergency-manager-law.html 2012-12-27T22:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1775430-governor-names-team-to-review-detroit-finances.html DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder appointed six people Tuesday to conduct a 60-day review of Detroit's municipal finances and decide if the state should put an emergency manager in charge of the city's checkbook, the state Treasury Department says. Department spokesman Terry Stanton said the team includes Treasurer Andy Dillon, who determined last ... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 01:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1775430-governor-names-team-to-review-detroit-finances.html 2012-12-19T01:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1773390-boeheim-wins-900th-appeals-action-firearms.html SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — With his wife, Juli, looking on at the postgame press conference and his young children close by, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim's final remarks were not about his milestone 900th career victory. Instead, he was thinking about two 6-year-old boys who were buried Monday, victims along with 18 other children and six adults in a shooting ma... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1773390-boeheim-wins-900th-appeals-action-firearms.html 2012-12-18T07:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1773068-boeheim-wins-900th-no-3-syracuse-72-detroit-68.html SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Jim Boeheim called it just another number. The message board in the Carrier Dome didn't agree. Moments after his third-ranked Syracuse Orange held off Detroit for a 72-68 victory Monday night in the Gotham Classic, making Boeheim just the third Division I men's coach to reach 900 wins, Hall of Famer Dave Bing, Duke coach Mike Krzyzew... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 03:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1773068-boeheim-wins-900th-no-3-syracuse-72-detroit-68.html 2012-12-18T03:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1767860-review-detroit-reaching-consent-deal-targets.html DETROIT (AP) — A preliminary review of Detroit's finances has determined that the city is not on target to fulfill promises to the state that allowed the city to avoid having an emergency manager appointed to oversee it, the state Treasury Department said Friday. The review started Tuesday "has found that a serious financial problem exists in the city," T... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1767860-review-detroit-reaching-consent-deal-targets.html 2012-12-15T01:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1765724-michigan-senate-oks-emergency-manager-bill.html LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan Legislature cleared the way Thursday for GOP Gov. Rick Snyder to sign a replacement for an emergency manager law struck down by voters, delivering another punch to Democrats still reeling from this week's rapid passage of right-to-work legislation limiting unions' power. On the final hours of the legislati... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1765724-michigan-senate-oks-emergency-manager-bill.html 2012-12-14T04:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1745052-4-slain-detroit-home-homicides-spiking.html DETROIT (AP) — Four people were found shot to death in a Detroit home, authorities said Wednesday, padding the city's homicide total that already has surpassed last year's. Officers discovered the bodies of a teenage boy, two men and woman Tuesday night at a home in an east-side neighborhood. Investigators believed the killings were drug-related, police s... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1745052-4-slain-detroit-home-homicides-spiking.html 2012-12-06T00:16:00Z