DEMOCRAT BEGS REPUBLICAN FOR MONEY: Detroit’s Mayor Asks Governor for Help. “With Detroit projected to run out of money in May, Mayor Dave Bing is calling on Michigan’s governor to give the city a loan rather than appoint a financial overseer who would have broad power to cut costs and break union contracts.”

But here’s the key bit: “New labor agreements that could save the city $100 million have yet to be ratified by unionized workers.”