Detroit- caught in a downward spiral

Detroit Mayor Plans To Lay Off 1,000 City Employees : The Two-Way : NPR: ""Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, who outlined an emergency plan two days ago, isn't wasting any time taking action" in tackling his city's financial crisis, our colleague Micki Maynard at the Changing Gears project reports. "Today, Bing said the city will lay off 1,000 employees, or about 9 percent of the city's payroll, by Feb. 25."

Bing (D), writes the Detroit Free Press, said in a statement that the layoffs "will be strategic. We will limit the impact on residents, protecting core services like police and fire protection as much as we can.""

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