Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Bobb plans to close 45 Detroit schools
Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb revealed his vision for a leaner DPS on Monday night by closing 45 schools this year and building new athletic facilities, a new campus for special needs students and reviving a closed high school site. - 4:22 pm
Judge says Conyers indigent, assigns her tax-funded lawyer
Monica Conyers is indigent, according to a federal judge who has appointed a tax-funded public defender to help her appeal the three-year sentence she received last week for bribery conspiracy. - 03/16/2010
Bing seeks partner for city airport
Detroit --The Coleman A. Young International Airport would be run by a public-private partnership by July 1 to save the city $680,000 annually, under a plan announced today by Mayor Dave Bing's administration. - 03/16/2010
Kilpatrick makes $3,000 monthly restitution payment on deadline
Kwame Kilpatrick made his regularly scheduled $3,000 monthly restitution payment on Monday's deadline, according to probation authorities. - 03/16/2010
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- Lions QB Stafford settling in - 06:18 PM
- Michigan plans to get Robinson on the field more - 06:14 PM
- Toyota shifts scrutiny of runaway cars to NY Prius - 06:00 PM
- Mich. tourism ads may not run if lawmakers delay - 05:53 PM
- Possible budget cuts could raise Mich. tuition - 05:45 PM
- Warren parents leave boy, 3, at Caesarland birthday party
- City OKs funds to review crime lab cases
- Alleged organizer of $3M Michigan Medicaid fraud arrested in Florida
- Detroit cop casts doubt on teen's murder conviction
Cox fails to file motion to unseal Greene deposition
Detroit -- Seven weeks after giving testimony in the Tamara Greene case, Attorney General Mike Cox has not moved to unseal the transcript of his deposition, as a spokesman said he would. - 3:02 pm
- PDF: Detroit Public Schools academic plan
- CyberSurvey: Do you think Bobb's DPS graduation rate goal is reasonable?
- Laura Berman: Metro Detroit chess students learn winning strategy
- U.S. Education Secretary: Troubled schools could lose funding
- Avondale High weapons search comes up empty
- Neal Rubin: Detroit band tries to drum up funds
Bobb plans to close 45 Detroit schools
Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb revealed his vision for a leaner DPS on Monday night by closing 45 schools this year and building new athletic facilities, a new campus for special needs students and reviving a closed high school site. - 4:22 pm
- Levin makes jobs his No.1 priority
- Dems optimistic over health care bill
- Gays-in-military issue cools
- Is government more open with Obama?
Granholm urges speed on plan to spur public employee retirements
Lansing -- Lawmakers must act quickly to reform public employee retirement and they "should have the courage" to decide whether to extend the sales tax to services to pay for education, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said today. - 2:37 pm
- Cleaning up Detroit, one lawbreaker a time
- Blue-collar workers hanging on by thread
- Books, facilities of Detroit Fire Department raise alarms
- Mongo says Kilpatrick's legacy pushes him to D.C.
Travels With Charlie
Rep. Tlaib's father: She didn't live in city
Detroit -- It is not only Matty Moroun the billionaire-bridge owner who is trying to undo the political career of State Rep. Rashida Tlaib. Now, it is her father -- Harbi Elabed. - 1:00 am
Across Metro Detroit
Obituaries
- 'Mission: Impossible' star Peter Graves dies in LA - 03/14/2010
- Robert Queller, Harper Woods: Researcher delved into public policy - 03/13/2010
- Katie Viger, Trenton: Trenton nursing student shined in all settings - 03/12/2010
- Robert Larson, Bloomfield Hills: Developer built lifelong professional and civic relationships - 03/12/2010
James Wieghart, Lake, Mich.
Ex-editor headed CMU journalism program
James Wieghart was committed to journalistic enterprise. - 03/16/2010
