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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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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Detroit Consent Agreement Challenge Expected To Go Before Judge, State's Position Remains Unchanged

Michigan officials have heard Detroit's top lawyer make her case against the legality of the city's consent agreement with the state, but they say they will stand by the terms of the contract.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Mayor Dave Bing Says He'll Sign Budget With $250M In Cuts

For the first time in recent history, Detroit's executive and legislative branches of government quashed potential squabbles over the city's budget and agreed to make $250 million in cuts in an effort to steer Detroit back toward fiscal stability.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Bing Not Expected To Veto Budget

Mayor Dave Bing is not expected to veto the City Council's amendments to his 2012-13 budget, in contrast to the squabbles that marked previous years.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Detroit Public Safety Headquarters Sees Groundbreaking On Downtown Facility To Host Fire, Police, EMS

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing joined Police Chief Ralph Godbee and community members Tuesday morning to break ground on a new public safety headquarters, a central structure officials hope will streamline operations and increase cooperation between agencies.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

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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06/01/12 Bing signs off on Detroit's 2012-13 budget Source: The Detroit News - Detroit MI Mayor Dave Bing has delivered the 2012-13 budget to the city clerk's office for approval, offering kudos to the City Council for approving the fiscal plan last week.
06/01/12 Michigan's Big Show: In Studio with Mayor Dave Bing Source: FOX - WSYM TV 47 - Lansing MI Detroit's Mayor Dave Bing stopped by the studio as Michael Patrick Shiels was live from Mackinac Island earlier this week with "Michigan's Big Show".
06/01/12 City officials break ground on Public Safety... Source: The Michigan Citizen - Detroit MI Mayor Dave Bing, joined by Police Chief Ralph Godbee, Fire Commissioner Dan Austin and other city, state and federal officials, announced May 29 the groundbreaking of the cityï¿½s new multimillion dollar public safety headquarters.
06/01/12 Ready to declare progress with much work to do Source: The Michigan Citizen - Detroit MI Most Detroiters know Det-roitï¿½s Department of Transportation (DDOT) has provided inconsistent service.
06/01/12 Detroit Leaders Escape to Mackinac Resort With Crisis... Source: Bloomberg.com Detroit's business and political leaders gathered at a Mackinac Island resort this week to revel in the return of an IndyCar race, a new Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFM) store in the city and a job surge downtown that's made leased parking spaces scarce.

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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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