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'Financial Martial Law' Passes in Michigan

Bill passes House, goes to governor

(Newser) - Michigan’s House yesterday passed a controversial bill that will install state-appointed emergency financial managers in troubled cities, giving each the power to do whatever is necessary to balance budgets—including breaking union contracts. One Senate Republican recently promised that the managers would only be sent to communities in need...

Detroit to Close Half Its Schools

Michigan approves plan to cut $327M deficit

(Newser) - Michigan has approved a plan to close roughly half of Detroit’s public schools, pushing the average high-school class size in the struggling city to roughly 60 students, the Wall Street Journal reports. The plan is designed to eliminate the district’s $327 million deficit, but even its creator, district...

Coming Soon to Detroit: $80K RoboCop Statue?

After mayor rejects idea, social media comes to rescue

(Newser) - It began as a joke idea, but now Detroit may actually get a statue of RoboCop. Fans of the crime-fighting cyborg from the 1987 film have united online— here , for instance—with a goal of raising $80,000 for the project, reports the Detroit News . The campaign started after Mayor...

Detroit to Sell Homes to Cops for $1K

Mayor David Bing pushing to get officers within city limits

(Newser) - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has long leaned on the city’s police and firefighters to live inside the city limits—at least 53% commute in from the suburbs—and now he’s doing something to entice them. He’s introduced a new pilot program, dubbed “Project 14,” that...

Gunman IDed in Detroit Police Shooting

Lamar Moore may have been related to man facing murder sentence

(Newser) - Police have identified the gunman who opened fire in a Detroit police precinct yesterday as Lamar Moore, 38. Moore, who was killed in return fire, is thought to have been related to a man set for sentencing today in a double homicide, said the city’s police chief. The four...

Gunman Shoots 4 Cops at Detroit Precinct

Police return fire, killing 38-year-old shooter

(Newser) - A police commander and three officers were shot yesterday afternoon in their Detroit precinct station house by a 38-year-old gunman, who was then shot and killed by police, reports the Detroit News . The commander was shot in the hand and side, and underwent surgery that evening; he is in critical...

Ford to Add 7K US Jobs Over Next 2 Years

Company expands as demand rises

(Newser) - Ford will add more than 7,000 jobs at US factories over the next two years, the Detroit News reports. The auto giant expects to add 4,000 factory jobs in 2011 and another 2,500 in 2012, along with about 750 coordinating positions, as demand continues to grow for...

GM Prices Stock at $33 Ahead of IPO
GM Prices Stock at $33
Ahead of IPO
Nov 17, 2010 4:44 PM CST

GM Prices Stock at $33 Ahead of IPO

Historic offering will get government some money back

(Newser) - General Motors says its common stock will sell for $33 per share when its initial public offering takes place tomorrow. The IPO, one of the largest in history, brings the US government closer to getting back part of the $50 billion it gave GM last year. The government will sell...

Terror Suspect Busted at Dutch Airport

Brits tip off cops about suspect flying from Liverpool

(Newser) - A Somali-born British terrorism suspect from Liverpool was busted in Amsterdam as he sat on a plane waiting to fly to Uganda. Dutch security swooped in after a tip from British authorities. He is suspected of involvement with an unspecified foreign terror organization, reports the Guardian . It wasn't immediately clear...

Jail Time Eyed for Parents Who Blow Off Teacher Conferences

(Newser) - Faced with rising crime rates involving minors, a Detroit prosecutor has proposed putting some muscle into those parent-teacher conferences that are supposed to involve parents in their child's education. Parents would be required to make the once-yearly meetings; proposed penalties for repeated no-shows could include up to three days in...

Detroit Mayor, Already in Jail, Indicted Again

(Newser) - Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick can't catch a break. Currently serving at least 14 months in prison for parole violations stemming from a 2008 conviction of perjury, misconduct in office and obstruction of justice from the so-called Text Messaging Scandal, he's now been indicted by a grand jury on 19 counts...

Need a Job? Go to Pot School
 Need a Job? Go to Pot School 
Jun 24, 2010 8:04 AM CDT

Need a Job? Go to Pot School

Medical Marijuana schools bring new industry to Michigan

(Newser) - Business is booming at Med Grow, a Medical Marijuana school just outside of Detroit. For $475, students get a six-week course on the finer points of growing top-quality weed, which can fetch as much as $500 an ounce. That’s an enticing proposition in a state with 14% unemployment—indeed,...

Ford to Kill Mercury Brand
 Ford to Kill Mercury Brand 
May 28, 2010 6:10 AM CDT

Ford to Kill Mercury Brand

CEO convinces Ford family to dump 71-year-old line

(Newser) - Ford CEO Alan Mulally has convinced members of the Ford family to let him kill off one of the company's oldest brands, the 71-year-old Mercury. Mulally will soon seek official approval from Ford's board to pull the plug, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . Mercury was created in 1939 by...

Probation Violation Sends Ex-Detroit Mayor to Prison

Kawme Kilpatrick sentenced to 1½ to 5 years, loses his job

(Newser) - Courtroom spectators gasped today when a judge sentenced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to between 1½ and 5 years in prison, far exceeding the sentencing guideline of zero to 17 months for violating his probation. 'This is all because of the actions of you, Mr. Kilpatrick,” Judge David Groner...

Reality TV Crew at Cop Shooting of Girl

A&E staff may have footage of killing

(Newser) - A reality television crew was on the scene when 7-year-old Aiyana Jones was shot by a Detroit police officer, and may have filmed the killing. The film crew of A&E's First 48 Hours accompanied cops as they sought a homicide suspect in a home. During a struggle with Aiyana's...

Girl, 7, Shot Dead by Detroit Cops

Aiyana Jones killed in search for homicide suspect

(Newser) - In what a police spokesman called every parent's—and police officer's—nightmare, Detroit cops accidentally shot to death a 7-year-old girl yesterday in the midst of a hunt for a homicide suspect. Aiyana Jones was sleeping on a couch when police threw a flash grenade through a front window of...

America's Top Stoner Cities
 America's Top Stoner Cities 
Apr 20, 2010 1:50 PM CDT

America's Top Stoner Cities

Daily Beast ranks America's pot-loving locales

(Newser) - In honor of today's date, 4/20—and the pot-steeped lore of those numbers—the Daily Beast has ranked the nation's 40 "highest cities," where weed culture reigns supreme. To read the full list and see how it was compiled, click here . The top 10:
  1. Eureka, California
  2. Tallahassee, Florida
...

Hutaree Members Denied Bail
 Hutaree Members Denied Bail  
Apr 2, 2010 2:06 PM CDT

Hutaree Members Denied Bail

Barring appeal, militia members to be held until trial

(Newser) - A federal judge today ordered all nine defendants in the Hutaree militia case held in jail until their trials. “It is difficult to underestimate the dangers inherent in the crimes charged in this case,” Donald Scheer said. Though appeals are expected, the militia members, who are accused of...

Battered Detroit Plans to Raze 25% of City

Mayor sees shrinking city as way to close massive deficit

(Newser) - Battered Detroit wouldn’t have to struggle to pay for services in the vast areas of the city that are essentially abandoned if they didn’t exist—so it’s going to bulldoze them. Mayor Dave Bing did the calculus on a $300 million budget deficit and the 33,500...

GM to Restore About 600 Dealerships

Half of those that appealed will be allowed to stay open

(Newser) - About 600 GM dealerships are getting a second life. Of the 1,160 dealers who appealed orders to shut down as part of bankruptcy proceedings, approximately half will be allowed to stay open. But one dealer tells the Detroit News that it's no cause for celebration until the conditions are...

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