Ranchers and farmers have complained for years about the damage feral pigs can cause, but federal and state officials said the loss of crops, the spread of noxious weeds as the pigs carry seeds to new spots and the stress they put on endangered species and other wildlife is now worse due to a persistentdrought that has hammered two-thirds of the country.
The governor, who has called a revitalization of Detroit critical to sustaining the state's nascent economic recovery, said he didn't believe city leaders were addressing rapidly enough Detroit's ballooning deficits and a persistent cash drought.