Michigan lawmaker traveling to White House to request clemency for Kwame Kilpatrick
Michigan lawmaker traveling to White House to request clemency for Kwame KilpatrickPublished: February 27, 2020, 12:09 pmA Michigan lawmaker will visit the White House to request clemency for former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Michigan State Representative Sherry Gay-Dagnogo will travel to Washington D.C., as a part of a Black History Month event. In an email newsletter, Rep. Gay-Dagnogo says she was invited by President Trump to attend the event and will discuss possible clemency for the former Detroit mayor. She says she will be delivering a letter to President Trump โsigned by several Detroit Caucus Members, Elected Officials, and Ecumenical Leaders.โ
Gov. Whitmer releases 2021 Michigan budget plan: Hereโs whatโs included
Whitmer releases 2021 Michigan budget plan: Hereโs whatโs includedPublished: February 6, 2020, 12:12 pmThe budget recommendation totals $61.9 billion, up 3.9 percent from the current fiscal year 2020 budget. It includes a general fund total of $11 billion (up 5.8 percent) and a school aid fund total of $15.9 billion (up 4.9 percent).
Whitmer: โNo more waitingโ; Michigan to borrow $3.5B for roads
Whitmer: โNo more waitingโ; Michigan to borrow $3.5B for roadsPublished: January 30, 2020, 12:14 pmGov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Wednesday that Michigan will borrow $3.5 billion to rebuild the state's deteriorating highways and bridges over five years, calling it a fiscally responsible move after the Republican-led Legislature rejected her proposed fuel tax hike.
Seaplane crashes into front yard of home
A seaplane crash-landed in Michigan and caught on fire after the crash. The pilot and a passenger were taken to the hospital but appear to have minor injuries, and no one on the ground was injured. INDEPENDENCE TWP, Mich. - Multiple emergency crews are on scene of a seaplane crash in the yard of a home in Independence Township near Detroit Michigan. According to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, the sea plane crashed in a neighborhood on Greenview Dr. near Clarkston Rd. Sheriff Mike Bouchard said that the pilot and the passenger were taken to the hospital but appear to have minor injuries, and no one on the ground was injured.
Northern Illinois football vs. Illinois State: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
Head coach Rod Carey of the Northern Illinois Huskies looks on from the sideline while playing the Duke Blue Devils during the Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field on December 26, 2017 in Detroit Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
5 events to check out in Detroit this week
From a roof top party to brunch,there's plenty to enjoy in Detroit this week. Toasted Life Rooftop Day Party x Detroit Featuring The GapExFrom the event description:Toasted Life is headed back to Detroit this summer and throwing a rooftop day party with our friends at The GapEx. On July 27, we will be curating a rooftop pop-up experience with jumping music, dope people and amazing drink specials. Baby Smoove is an artist coming out of Detroit Michigan and we blessed enough to have him come perform some hits July 27th at the Trumbullplex . Click here for more details, and to get your ticketsSchool of Rock AllStarsFrom the event description:See School of Rock AllStars at Deluxx Fluxx.
Sing us a song with the piano man at new karaoke bar Sid Gold's Request Room in Detroit
It's part karaoke and part piano bar and our Kila Peeples was one of the first to experience Sid Gold's Request Room after hours. Sid Gold's Request Room opened mid-July and it's almost hidden down the alley of the Siren Hotel. The first Sid Gold's opened in New York City in 2015. Now Detroit Rock City is the new home for Sid Golds, and the set up is pretty cool. Sid Gold's is located at 1515 Broadway, Detroit Michigan in the Siren Hotel.