Detroit Free Press Disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will not be freed 21 years early, as his family and supporters said would happen, after the federal Bureau of Prisons on Tuesday announced they had denied his application for home confinement.A little-known non-profit called the Ebony Foundation set off a frenzy Friday morning that Kilpatrick would be released after serving just seven years of a 28-year sentence for public corruption.Michigan state representatives Sherry Gay-Dagnogo and Karen Whitsett, both Detroit Democrats who had personally appealed to President...…Detroit Free Press Disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will not be freed 21 years early, as his family and supporters said would happen, after the federal Bureau of Prisons on Tuesday announced they had denied his application for home confinement.A little-known non-profit called the Ebony Foundation set off a frenzy Friday morning that Kilpatrick would be released after serving just seven years of a 28-year sentence for public corruption.Michigan state representatives Sherry Gay-Dagnogo and Karen Whitsett, both Detroit Democrats who had personally appealed to President...WW…

Detroit Free Press Mayor Mike Duggan told a national television audience Detroit is doing a better job fighting the novel coronavirus than its suburban neighbors and estimated it will take several months to vaccinate all Detroiters.Duggan was the first of two mayors to appear on "Face the Nation," CBS News' long-running Sunday public affairs program. Duggan and El Paso Mayor Dee Margo were invited to discuss their cities' efforts to cope with a surge in COVID-19 cases, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.Duggan started by challenging host Margaret Brennan's statement...…Detroit Free Press Mayor Mike Duggan told a national television audience Detroit is doing a better job fighting the novel coronavirus than its suburban neighbors and estimated it will take several months to vaccinate all Detroiters.Duggan was the first of two mayors to appear on "Face the Nation," CBS News' long-running Sunday public affairs program. Duggan and El Paso Mayor Dee Margo were invited to discuss their cities' efforts to cope with a surge in COVID-19 cases, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.Duggan started by challenging host Margaret Brennan's statement...WW…

Detroit Free Press Amber Gorby ordered the beach towels, stuffed animals, smartphone chargers and the other doodads found by the cash registers at HomeTown Pharmacy's three dozen stores. So when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered businesses to “suspend in-person operations that are not essential to sustain or protect life” to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, Gorby figured she could finally work from home.And that’s the case she made at a staff meeting at HomeTown PHAR headquarters about an hour after the governor issued her “stay home, stay safe” order on March...…Detroit Free Press Amber Gorby ordered the beach towels, stuffed animals, smartphone chargers and the other doodads found by the cash registers at HomeTown Pharmacy's three dozen stores. So when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered businesses to “suspend in-person operations that are not essential to sustain or protect life” to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, Gorby figured she could finally work from home.And that’s the case she made at a staff meeting at HomeTown PHAR headquarters about an hour after the governor issued her “stay home, stay safe” order on March...WW…

Detroit Free Press Mayor Mike Duggan on Friday announced the hiring of Conrad Mallett Jr., a hospital executive whose political heritage includes ties to former Detroit mayors Kwame Kilpatrick, Coleman Young and Jerome Cavanagh, as Detroit's newest deputy mayor.Police Chief James Craig will retain his deputy mayor title, with responsibility over public safety. Craig will fill in for Duggan if the mayor is incapacitated or otherwise unable to fulfill his duties.Mallett, 66, lives in Detroit. He is a former chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court who left the...…Detroit Free Press Mayor Mike Duggan on Friday announced the hiring of Conrad Mallett Jr., a hospital executive whose political heritage includes ties to former Detroit mayors Kwame Kilpatrick, Coleman Young and Jerome Cavanagh, as Detroit's newest deputy mayor.Police Chief James Craig will retain his deputy mayor title, with responsibility over public safety. Craig will fill in for Duggan if the mayor is incapacitated or otherwise unable to fulfill his duties.Mallett, 66, lives in Detroit. He is a former chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court who left the...WW…

Detroit Free Press Detroit officials took a more sinister view of protesters who massed throughout downtown over the weekend, declaring a state of emergency and imposing a curfew in a bid to end the Jekyll-and-Hyde nature of anti-police brutality rallies.Beginning Sunday and lasting until further notice, the executive order issued by Mayor Mike Duggan forbids people from roaming city streets between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. — unless they are going home, to work or seeking emergency assistance.The extraordinary move follows a second day of peaceful afternoon marches that gave...…Detroit Free Press Detroit officials took a more sinister view of protesters who massed throughout downtown over the weekend, declaring a state of emergency and imposing a curfew in a bid to end the Jekyll-and-Hyde nature of anti-police brutality rallies.Beginning Sunday and lasting until further notice, the executive order issued by Mayor Mike Duggan forbids people from roaming city streets between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. — unless they are going home, to work or seeking emergency assistance.The extraordinary move follows a second day of peaceful afternoon marches that gave...WW…