Politics & Government

Watch it live at 10 a.m. - Detroit City Council appeals emergency manager appointment

Michigan Public | By Mark Brush

Published March 12, 2013 at 9:53 AM EDT

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Preparing for this morning's meeting in Lansing.

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Frederick Headen, director of the Michigan Department of Treasury’s Local Government Services Bureau speaks during the EM appeal hearing.";

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City of Detroit at the EM hearing in Lansing. (L to R) Edward Keelan, acting corporation counsel, Irvin Corley, fiscal analyst, and David Whitaker, director of research and analysis.

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The Detroit City Council is appealing the state's finding that the city is in a 'financial emergency' and that city leaders have no plan to resolve the problem. The finding clears the way for the appointment of an emergency manager.

Watch it live below. The hearing is scheduled to last one hour.

(Update 10:59 a.m. - the hearing is over)

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