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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Gov. Jennifer Granholm will reconvene removal hearings at noon today against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, her spokeswoman just announced.It's unclear what will happen during the hearings. Liz Boyd, the governor's spokesman, said the Granholm would make a statement as the outset of the proceedings.The hearings began Wednesday at Cadillac Place and included testimony from three witnesses.Detroit...
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New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
... misconduct for his role in an $8.4 million whistle-blowers' settlement.The governor's spokeswoman, Liz Boyd, said the removal hearing's second day would resume Thursday, an hour after Kilpatrick's appearance ends in Wayne County Circuit Court. A deal to resign would make Granholm's role moot.The City Council has asked Granholm to use her constitutional authority to expel Kilpatrick for misconduct,...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
... with her hearing, even as members of the media scrambled from the room. Granholm spokeswoman Liz Boyd said the hearing will continue today barring news of Kilpatrick's resignation.Kilpatrick did not attend Wednesday's proceedings -- his spokesman said he was working on "city business" but would not elaborate. The mayor's nemesis, police whistle-blower attorney Mike Stefani, cut short his...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
... hanging by their fingernails,” he said.The hearing is set for 9 a.m., Granholm’s spokeswoman Liz Boyd said Tuesday.For Granholm, it will rank with the budget showdown of 2007 — which led to rare general tax increases to shore up the budget — as one of the focal points of her tenure.“The governor is guided by the law and evidence,” Boyd said. “And I think her experience as a federal...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
... hanging by their fingernails,” he said.The hearing is set for 9 a.m., Granholm’s spokeswoman Liz Boyd said Tuesday.For Granholm, it will rank with the budget showdown of 2007 — which led to rare general tax increases to shore up the budget — as one of the focal points of her tenure.“The governor is guided by the law and evidence,” Boyd said. “And I think her experience as a federal...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
... appeal. “Under the governor’s authority … she can ask the supreme court to take it,” spokeswoman Liz Boyd said. “To have the definitive once and for all.”Kilpatrick's defense team filed a challenge with the Court of Appeals this afternoon. Details of the appeal to Ziolkowski's ruling were not immediately released.Earlier this year, the Detroit City Council asked Granholm to remove Kilpatrick...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
... appeal. “Under the governor’s authority … she can ask the supreme court to take it,” spokeswoman Liz Boyd said. “To have the definitive once and for all.”Kilpatrick's defense team filed a challenge with the Court of Appeals this afternoon. Details of the appeal to Ziolkowski's ruling were not immediately released.Earlier this year, the Detroit City Council asked Granholm to remove Kilpatrick...
