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Michigan Voices
Politics
7:42 am
Wed April 25, 2012
The week in Michigan politics
By Christina Shockley and Zoe Clark
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This week we take a look at the politics behind Detroit's financial crisis
Every Wednesday, we talk with Michigan Radio's Political Analyst Jack Lessenberry about the week in state politics. This morning we take a deeper look at the politics behind Detroit's financial crisis. Mayor Dave Bing's office presented the Detroit City Council with an austere budget this week that would cut some 2500 city jobs and slash $250 million from the city's budget. We ask: will such a drastic budget actually get passed by the July 1st deadline?
