When it comes to politics, the city of Detroit is divided into two camps: one that  agrees outside intervention is needed from the state to keep the city from financial chaos or outright collapse, and one that believes the elected leadership should keep the power to make all decisions nessary to keep the city from bankruptcy, an emergency financial manager, or a nine-member advisory board. 

The two camps have clashed many times and this morning at the 10:00am City Council meeting, protestors of the consent agreement say they will attend the meeting to support a lawsuit that challenges the legality of the agreement.

Stay tuned for live updates from the 10:00am cty council meeting. The city council will also vote today on whether it should keep the city's Human Services Department. This could make for another action backed morning in city hall. Check back for updates from the meeting.

"Go in the garage, pull the door down, leave the engine running." That was the advice Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson (who’s always good for a sharp quip) gave last week to his neighboring county executive Robert Ficano as the Wayne County corruption scandal escalates.

And it's no secret that Ficano, after having four former members of his administration facing federal corruption charges and a recent Detroit News reports showing his top ten campaign donors are employees of county vendors, that the leader of Wayne County has some 'xplainin' to do. It's also a chance to draw out some real party politics.

As the weeks ramp up to elections, party political lines are clearly drawn around the scandal. Republican candidate for Wayne County Commission Rick Convertino vows to raise $400,000 to pay poll workers and get the 200,000 sigantures needed to oust Ficano. A goal Convertino called "very doable" in a Detroit Free Press report. If they can raise that kind of money there must be some polical will behind the way. 

  Either way, it's a good look for Ficano.

"Go in the garage, pull the door down, leave the engine running." That was the advice Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson (who’s always good for a sharp quip) gave last week to his neighboring county executive Robert Ficano as the Wayne County corruption scandal escalates.

And it's no secret that Ficano, after having four former members of his administration facing federal corruption charges and a recent Detroit News reports showing his top ten campaign donors are employees of county vendors, that the leader of Wayne County has some 'xplainin' to do. It's also a chance to draw out some real party politics.

As the weeks ramp up to elections, party political lines are clearly drawn around the scandal. Republican candidate for Wayne County Commission Rick Convertino vows to raise $400,000 to pay poll workers and get the 200,000 sigantures needed to oust Ficano. A goal Convertino called "very doable" in a Detroit Free Press report. If they can raise that kind of money there must be some polical will behind the way. 

  Either way, it's a good look for Ficano.