Kilpatrick to resign DETROIT, MI (wnmu) - Governor Jennifer Granholm's hearing on whether to remove Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been suspended. The proceedings were rendered moot because Kilpatrick agreed earlier Thursday to resign as part of the plea deals in his two criminal cases. Granholm says that she technically is postponing the hearing until September 22nd, but will cancel it as long as Kilpatrick resigns from office as he says he will.

The Detroit City Council had asked Granholm to use her executive powers to remove Kilpatrick from office for misconduct in a whistle-blower's lawsuit. Granholm took a full day of testimony Wednesday as Kilpatrick's legal team negotiated the plea deal that lead to his resignation. Kilpatrick faces four months in jail and five years of probation as part of the plea deal.
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