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Detroit City Council backs repeal of Emergency Manager law

By | 09.14.11 | 5:02 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

The Detroit City Council has approved a resolution calling for a repeal of the law that allows the governor to appoint people to take over local governments.

Following Guilty Plea, Conyers’ Wife Quits City Council

By | 06.29.09 | 4:48 pm

Monica Conyers, wife of Rep. John Conyers, the 23-term Michigan Democrat who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, announced her resignation from Detroit’s City Council this morning, three days after pleading guilty to charges of accepting cash in return for support of an enormous recycling contract. From the Detroit Free More…