Concessions with the city's 48 unions are at the heart of Bing's plan to rescue the city from insolvency and an emergency manager following a report in November that showed the city was set to run out of cash for basic services by April. Many unions...

But from that audit grew a way to make Detroit Works -- Mayor Dave Bing's bold initiative to create denser, viable neighborhoods -- actually work. Over the next two years, the city plans to spend $87 million in federal funding, including community...

The agreement sets the stage for all city unions to begin encouraging their reluctant membership next week to approve concessions, which vary from pension and health care reductions to cuts in overtime and workplace restrictions. Many unions approved...

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Mayor Dave Bing's office says Saturday in a release that the agreement still must be ratified by the 1,014 members of the Detroit Fire Fighters Association. “This tentative agreement achieved necessary cost-savings through staffing and operational...

Fighters Association reached tentative agreement on a new labor contract last night. The deal now must be approved by DFFA rank-and-file. “This tentative agreement achieved necessary cost-savings through staffing and operational improvements without...

City Council members and financial experts say the scant details in the tentative agreements reached with police officers and nonuniformed employees fall far short of the mayor's goals of saving $102 million this fiscal year. They say they now are...

Governor Rick Snyder is threatening to impose an “emergency manager” — as he has in other Michigan towns with a Black majority — who has the power to void union contracts, sell public assets and essentially assume dictatorial control over the city’s...

DETROIT Less than a month after notifying boaters that the Erma Henderson Marina would close, Mayor Dave Bing's administration said Thursday it is exploring ways to keep open the facility along the Detroit River. Bing and council members are racing to...

Denise Gardner, the mayor's liaison to city council, said the administration is researching ways "to maximize revenue," which could mean higher slip fees and a campaign to attract more marina users. Council members asked for the update at a committee...

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing continues his aggressive plan to tear down 10,000 blighted homes during his tenure, leaders of a burgeoning industry believe the city has a unique opportunity to create jobs through deconstruction rather than simple demolition. ...

Dave Bing wants to end early-morning bus service citywide to help steady Detroit's finances and stabilize the city's delay-plagued public transportation system, his office will announce today. The move could mean more turmoil for bus riders in Detroit...

City officials wouldnt go into detail today but said in a news release that it will hold public hearings Feb. 24 on proposals to cut early morning service. In addition, a union official said the plans to lay off 78 more bus drivers and as many as 60...

Granholm, since each of them was the product of an illegal process. An assistant attorney general who attended the hearing declined to comment. But Snyder administration officials said last week they believe Collette's ruling is incorrect and will...

Terry Stanton, a spokesman for the Michigan Treasury Department, didn’t immediately return an e-mail for comment. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and unions representing most city employees have reached tentative accords on concessions aimed at avoiding a...

Benton Harbor's emergency manager banned elected officials from appearing at city meetings without his consent. Detroit, which is facing a more than $150 million budget shortfall, could be next: Mayor Dave Bing has proposed laying off 1,000 city...

Mayor Dave Bing a partner focused on reinventing the city of Detroit, Gov. Rick Snyder presented the mayor with a humanitarian award Tuesday for his leadership and achievements. If there was talk about the possibility of the appointment of an emergency...

The move comes a decade after the city pumped more than $10 million into the marina for major renovations. City Council members expressed shock, saying they knew nothing about plans to shutter a relatively inexpensive gem along prime property. "At what...

Rick Snyder are building a significant city and state partnership. "We are embarking on something that is historic," Bing said Tuesday at the 25th Annual Soul Food Luncheon hosted by U.S. District Court Judge Damon Keith. Bing was presented the...