Mich. Mayor Blacklists Those Who Sued City
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Mayor Don Williamson is taking a novel tack in fighting lawsuits &#151; he's withholding city business from anyone who has sued Flint within the past five years.
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Charges are expected to be filed by Wednesday in connection with last month&#39;s NBA brawl. Auburn Hills, Mich., police on Monday turned over their findings to Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca, who plans to announce charges Wednesday.
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The former mayor of a tiny coal town who prosecutors say masterminded a scheme to buy votes with beer, cigarettes and even pork rinds, pleaded guilty Thursday to 243 felonies, including vote-rigging and corruption.
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The mayor of a small town in Germany on Thursday called on Google Earth to delete a reference to a nearby "Mount Hitler" from its geographic image service, saying it was misleading.
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on Tuesday pledged a crackdown on crime, calling a spike in narcotics-related violence and the city's nagging reputation for unsafe streets a barrier to its economic recovery.
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MADISON, Wis. - There's so much graffiti on a Milwaukee bridge it must be legal. That's the argument a man busted for tagging a city bridge made to the 1st District Court of Appeals. The court didn't buy it and upheld his sentence Tuesday.
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DETROIT The Detroit City Council has passed a modified version of its controversial plan for a black business district. In doing so, they&#39;ve repealed a provision that loans go only to blacks.
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By Alan Riquelmy, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Feb. 8--A former employee for the Columbus Consolidated Government has filed suit against the city, alleging race discrimination and retaliation.
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By Janelle Frost, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 10--North Myrtle Beach's former mayor Phil Tilghman has filed suit against a city councilman and a local newspaper, alleging statements published in that paper were false and defamatory.
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DETROIT, Feb. 7 -- Documents made public Thursday show that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (D) approved a coverup of sexually charged text messages between him and his top aide, Christine Beatty, as part of an $8.4 million trial settlement last year.
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KIRKWOOD, Mo., Feb. 7 -- A gunman with a history of acrimony against civic leaders stormed City Hall during a council meeting Thursday night, killing two police officers and three city officials before law enforcers fatally shot him, authorities said. The mayor was critically injured in the rampage,...
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A jury ruled in favor of two former Detroit police officers Tuesday, awarding them $6.5 million in a whistleblower lawsuit that churned out allegations of misdeeds by the mayor's staff and extramarital affairs by the mayor himself.
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By John Higgins, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Feb. 2--Community activists lobbied Akron City Hall on Thursday afternoon because they want the city to sue Sherwin-Williams of Cleveland other paint companies for causing lead-based paint hazards.
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The mayor of a small town in Germany on  Thursday called on Google Earth to delete a reference to a  nearby "Mount Hitler" from its geographic image service, saying  it was misleading.
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DANBURY, Connecticut  - Ten Hispanic immigrants filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a Connecticut city, its mayor and police chief, and federal agents who led a crackdown on illegal immigration last year.
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Baltimoreâs mayor and City Council contend that Wells Fargoâs lending practices discriminated against black borrowers and led to a wave of foreclosures.
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By Jeffrey Spivak, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 19--At one time, Albert Riederer decided to stay out of the Kansas City mayor's race.   But the candidates he wanted to support didn't run, and those who were running did not have qualities he wanted to support.