The Detroit News says Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on Wednesday will make his first public appearance outside Michigan since the whole sex-text scandal.
WASHINGTON — Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will testify before the House Natural Resources Committee here Wednesday to oppose a bill to allow Indian casinos in Romulus and Port Huron, the committee announced Monday.
Two bills in Congress would allow Indian-run casinos to directly compete with Detroit’s three casinos. Five Michigan lawmakers will testify on both sides of the issue.
Kilpatrick’s mother, Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick, D-Detroit, will testify in opposition as well, while three other Michigan lawmakers will support the proposed new casinos.The event will mark Mayor Kilpatrick’s first appearance outside Michigan since his public apology over the release of text messages suggesting he wasn’t truthful when he denied having an affair with his then-chief of staff, Christine Beatty, in a civil lawsuit. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is investigating whether the mayor or Beatty committed perjury.