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Detroit Mayor Bing returns to hospital - Deputy Mayor says votes are there to pass agreement

Michigan Public | By Mark Brush
Published April 4, 2012 at 3:36 PM EDT
Detroit Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis talking outside the mayoral residence in Detroit.
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Detroit Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis talking outside the mayoral residence in Detroit.
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Mayor Bing (center) meets with Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis (rear) and Communications Director Robert Warfield (foreground).
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Mayor Bing (center) meets with Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis (rear) and Communications Director Robert Warfield (foreground).
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Mayor Bing (center) meets with Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis (rear) and Communications Director Robert Warfield (foreground).
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Mayor Bing (center) meets with Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis (rear) and Communications Director Robert Warfield (foreground).
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Mayor Bing (center) meets with Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis (rear) and Communications Director Robert Warfield (foreground).
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Mayor Bing (center) meets with Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis (rear) and Communications Director Robert Warfield (foreground).
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Update 3:36 p.m.

Mayor Bing's office released a statement saying he was re-admitted to HenryFordHospital this afternoon as a simple precaution. The statement says he was readmitted "after experiencing some discomfort."

3:21 p.m.

Detroit Mayor Bing's press secretary, Naomi Patton released photos of Bing and Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis meeting today at the mayoral residence in Detroit.

Bing was released from Henry Ford Hospital this past Monday after going through surgery for a perforated colon.

Here's Lewis talking about his meeting with the Mayor and about Detroit City Council's impending decision about a financial stability agreement with the state.

Lewis told reporters he thinks there are enough votes on council to pass the agreement.

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Politics & Government DetroitDave BingDetroit consent agreementDetroit financial crisis
Mark Brush
Mark Brush was the station's Digital Media Director. He succumbed to a year-long battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, in March 2018. He was 49 years old.
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