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Corrections Dept: We're not recommending boot camp for Kilpatrick, but he does qualify

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Published June 10, 2010 at 1:44 p.m.

Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Groner has 30 days to decide whether to send former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to boot camp, or he could kill the debate by choosing not to decide at all ...

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Certification has advantages in Detroit, Wayne County bidding

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Published May 23, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

For businesses in Detroit and Wayne County, the cost of participating in certification programs varies widely, but they bring advantages in bidding for government contracts ...

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Wayne Co. plans extended, unpaid holidays for 700

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Published May 16, 2010 at 8:39 a.m.

Wayne County is planning extended, unpaid holiday breaks for about 700 union workers as part of a cost-cutting effort ...

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Detroit Police: Bailiff shoots man during eviction

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Published May 8, 2010 at 5:38 a.m.

Authorities say a 41-year-old man was fatally shot by a Wayne County bailiff performing an eviction on a home on Detroit's northeast side ...

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Michigan Supreme Court issues stay on bridge ruling

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Published May 5, 2010 at 5:48 p.m.

The Michigan Supreme Court today issued a stay of a Wayne County Circuit Court judge's order that the Detroit International Bridge Co. build disputed access approaches to the Ambassador Bridge ...

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Muslim headscarf lawsuit dismissed

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Published April 30, 2010 at 6:29 a.m.

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Muslim woman against a state judge for making her remove a Muslim headscarf. The suit was filed by Raneen Albaghdady against Judge William Callahan of the Wayne County Circuit Court after Callahan told her, [ ... ] ...

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Kilpatrick refuses subpoena in Manoogian lawsuit

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Published April 30, 2010 at 6:15 a.m.

As if Kwame Kilpatrick didn’t have enough legal troubles already, a Wayne County Circuit Court jury heard testimony on Thursday that the disgraced former Detroit mayor refused to accept a subpoena to testify in a lawsuit brought by one of his former bodyguards, who alleges he was threatened and intimidated to remain silent about what [ ... ] ...

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Detroit International Bridge Co. agrees to begin Gateway Project construction but plans to appeal judge's order

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Published April 23, 2010 at 8:02 p.m.

Detroit International Bridge Co. President Dan Stamper said his company objects, but will comply for now, with a Wayne County judge's ruling to begin construction of access approaches to the Ambassador Bridge ...

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Mike Cox to appeal Detroit schools case

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Published April 19, 2010 at 5:55 p.m.

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox will file an emergency appeal on behalf of Detroit Public Schools Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb, to overturn a Wayne County judge's stay on his plans to close schools and overhaul of the district ...

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Wayne County says hiring of authority member's brother was coincidental

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Published April 18, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

Wayne County's October hiring of a part-time United Airlines baggage handler, whose sister's January 2009 appointment to the Wayne County Airport Authority was determined to create a conflict of interest, was coincidental, the county ...

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