May 13 Detroit Institute of Arts says bankruptcy appraisals would harm ‘irreplaceable’ art By Chelsea Coatney On Tuesday, the Detroit Institute of Arts told a bankruptcy judge that allowing potential buyers to come into the museum for a “yard-sale-like” bankruptcy appraisal would be harmful to the 1,741 pieces of art currently hanging in the… Continue reading
Apr 29 Carjackers will drive themselves to severe penalties in Detroit By News Desk Carjackers, you have been warned. A new effort launched Monday in Detroit and Flint, Michigan, warns would-be thieves that carjacking is a federal crime, punishable with up to life in prison, or in some cases, death. U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade… Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch After threats of painful cuts, Detroit moves closer to deal to protect pensions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 10 Rosa Parks’ belongings, potentially worth millions, sit in NYC warehouse By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press NEW YORK -- At a time when interest in civil rights memorabilia is rekindled, a lifetime's worth of Rosa Parks' belongings - among them her Presidential Medal of Freedom - sits in a New York warehouse, unseen and unsold. Continue reading
Apr 10 Political hopes dashed, Detroit bankruptcy case has “done me in,” Kevin Orr says By Ellen Rolfes Kevin Orr, who was appointed to oversee all Detroit's finances in March 2013, told Reuters on Wednesday that his experience with the Motor City's bankruptcy case has made him rethink ever becoming a politician. Continue reading
Apr 01 GM CEO, safety watchdog to testify before Congress By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press General Motors' new CEO and the head of the nation's auto safety watchdog are headed to Congress to testify about a defect in small cars that is linked to 13 deaths. In written testimony released ahead of a Tuesday House… Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch Safety advocates question delay in recall by General Motors By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 21 Detroit files its bankruptcy plan in federal court By Margaret Myers Detroit filed its bankruptcy strategy in federal court Friday morning. The comprehensive plan, drafted by state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr, details how the city will restructure its $18 billion debt through cuts to pensions and creditors, and emerge from… Continue reading
Jan 29 Michigan foundation pledges $40 million to Detroit’s art collection By Zachary Treu The W.K. Kellogg Foundation pledged $40 million to Detroit's art collection. Continue reading
Jan 15 In Detroit, a $330 million deal could save the art and the pensions By Victoria Fleischer While debate raged about the prospect of liquidating the collection at the Detroit Institute of Art, U.S. Chief District Judge Gerald Rosen, the federal mediator in the Detroit bankruptcy, came up with an innovative, alternative solution. Rosen called the head… Continue reading