Tagged: Dave Bing

Update 10:11 a.m.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's chief of staff Kirk Lewis sent this update to the media this morning:

I spoke with the Mayor this morning. Doctors have diagnosed him with an inflammation of the intestine; a commonly diagnosed, non-life-threatening condition.

He continues to rest comfortably, and a decision will be made later today regarding his release.

The Mayor is alert, upbeat and tells me he’s ready to return to the office.

9:28 a.m.

Mayor Bing commented on his visit to the Henry Ford Hospital on WJR 760 AM this morning.

From the Detroit Free Press:

...host Paul W. Smith said he spoke to Mayor Dave Bing by telephone Thursday night and Bing told him: “They think I might have a bit of colitis.”

Colitis is an inflammation of the large intestine, or colon.

Bing also said he was doing well and expected to be released today, Smith said...

The mayor said in January that he weighs only 10 pounds more than he did during his pro basketball days, and that he plays tennis and never eats junk food.

Thursday, March 22, 7:09 p.m.

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has been hospitalized for observation after discomfort following dental treatment.

Bing press secretary Naomi Patton says Bing had a dental appointment Thursday morning and "continued to experience some discomfort."

Patton says in an email that Bing went to Henry Ford Hospital on Thursday afternoon "and was subsequently admitted for observation and as a precautionary measure."

The 68-year-old Bing is a former businessman and retired NBA player who spent most of his career with the Detroit Pistons.

He was elected to a four-year term as mayor in 2009.

Are you confused about the proposed “consent agreement” the state is trying to work out with Detroit?

If so, count yourself one among many, including me, and I’ve been covering the story nearly every day for the past couple of weeks. In fact, I’m fairly sure that all the parties involved are confused.

In Michigan, everybody’s well-being depends to some extent on Detroit not collapsing into economic chaos. It doesn’t matter what you think of the city. The healthier Detroit is, the more easy it becomes to attract business, jobs and people to the state.

So if you realize that, yesterday seemed like a pretty dismal day as city and state officials struggled to try and avoid an emergency manager.  Last week, Governor Rick Snyder presented a proposed consent agreement to the city which was met by furious hostility.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has sent City Council members proposed language for a consent agreement, as time ticks down for them to counter a state proposal that would avoid an emergency manager.

Bing says his proposal gives Detroit “The appropriate tools to address the City’s financial crisis, and preserve the rights of Detroiters to be governed by the City’s elected officials.”

DETROIT (AP) - The City Council has received a draft of Mayor Dave Bing's counter-proposal to a state-authored consent agreement involving Detroit's poor finances.

Bing says Monday in a release that a draft of the Financial Stability Agreement was sent Sunday to the nine council members.

The draft was prepared with input from the mayor's staff and council staff.

Bing said the counter-proposal "is designed to provide a reliable roadmap for the city and state to collaborate in resolving the city's short-term cash flow challenges and long-term structural changes."

Bing and council members said the agreement proposed last week by Gov. Rick Snyder gives a nine-member financial advisory board whose members would be appointed by state and city officials too much authority over the decisions made by the elected mayor and City Council.

Every week, Rick Pluta, Lansing Bureau Chief for the Michigan Public Radio Network, and I have been taking a look at the politics behind the state's news headlines. This week: we take a look at what a possible consent agreement for the city of Detroit means for the relationship between Governor Rick Snyder and Mayor Dave Bing.