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Census Data: Motown Becomes 'No Town' [VIDEO]

Can Anything Be Done to Help Cities Like Detroit?

Even for those who watched the long, slow decline of Detroit, the new census count stunned: The one-time powerhouse of the industrial Midwest lost 25 percent of its population in the past 10 years, falling below 715,000 residents. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing moved swiftly to announce the city would challenge the accuracy of...

Kansas City Residents Lobby for Vicki Lawrence 'Mama' Statue

Even if the efforts of Detroit film fans to erect a Robocop statue fail, their actions are inspiring residents of other cities to honor their local pop culture icons. Case in point: Two Kansas City disc jockeys are lobbying local leaders to honor "Mama" -- the character played by Vicki Lawrence on "The Carol Burnett Show"...

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing Has Better Things to Do Than Build a RoboCop Statue

To govern is to choose. And then there's this: After soliciting suggestions from the Web on how to improve his city, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing made the unpopular (if Twitter is any guide) choice to deny a request to erect a statue of RoboCop, the half-man, half-machine law enforcer in the 1987 film of the same...

Detroit Mayor Offers Cops Abandoned Homes for $1,000

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing doesn't just want cops to police the city's neighborhoods -- he wants them to live in them as well. The mayor has launched a new program offering police abandoned homes in Detroit for $1,000, in the hopes of enticing the city's officers -- more than half of whom live in Detroit's suburbs -- to...

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Detroit Mayor Dave Bing Returning To Work After Health Issues As Council Begins Budget Talks

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is expected to return to work today more than five weeks after he checked himself into Henry Ford Hospital, triggering a series of health scares.

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Detroit Mayor Dave Bing Names Eddie Munson, Sandra Pierce To Financial Advisory Board

Detroit's consent agreement-mandated financial advisory board is beginning to fill out, as Mayor Dave Bing announced his two appointments to the nine-member body Friday afternoon.

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Detroit Budget: Mayor Dave Bing's Plan Cuts 2,500 Jobs, $250 Million

The city of Detroit is set to lose a quarter of its personnel under the latest budget proposal from Mayor Dave Bing's office.

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Detroit Mayor Dave Bing To Return To Office April 30

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says he plans to return to work on April 30, after he finishes healing from intestine surgery and a pulmonary embolism.

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Financial Advisory Board Appointees Named

The first three members of Detroit's new nine-member Financial Advisory Board were announced Thursday, with appointments coming from Gov. Rick Snyder, Treasurer Andy Dillon and Mayor Dave Bing.

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05/29/12 Speculation on Detroit's next mayor growing Source: The Detroit News - Detroit MI The job is daunting and enormous: Guide an impoverished city on the brink of bankruptcy out from under state oversight.
05/26/12 Showdown with unions looming for ailing Detroit Source: The Detroit News - Detroit MI City unions upset about pay cuts, concessions and the looming layoffs of thousands of workers say they are not ruling out striking as the city works to finalize its budget.
05/25/12 Detroit City Council OKs $1.12B budget with severe... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Detroit's human services department will be eliminated, the transportation and lighting departments will be privatized, and 2,600 jobs will be cut -- including EMS and firefighters -- under a $1.12-billion budget sent Thursday to Mayor Dave Bing by the City Council.
05/24/12 Half of Detroit's Streetlights May Go Dark Source: The Week Detroit's population has shrunk 60% since 1950, and officials say it's time to condense the city.
05/24/12 Detroit Budget Debate: 5 cuts council could restore in... Source: Jackson Citizen Patriot - Jackson MI The Detroit City Council is set to vote this afternoon on a revised 2012-13 budget , moving forward with the required vote despite lingering uncertainty over the recent consent agreement with the state.

Background on Dave Bing

David "Dave" Bing (born November 24, 1943) is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily for the Detroit Pistons (1966–75).

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