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The state of Michigan’s emergency manager law has received considerable criticism in the wake of the Flint water crisis. The concept of the state moving…
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The Flint Receivership Transition Advisory Board has been overseeing Flint since Jerry Ambrose, the city’s last emergency manager, left last April.The…
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The Flint water crisis is complicated, and more details are being revealed nearly every day.Dayne Walling has lived it from the beginning. Walling was the…
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Michigan cities are getting a little help dealing with financial problems.Michigan State University’s new Local Government Finance and Policy Center is…
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I don’t blame the governor’s press secretary for not understanding exactly who made the decision to have Flint pump its drinking water from the Flint…
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Lawmakers are continuing their autumn recess, but they’ll soon be back in Lansing to focus on Governor Rick Snyder’s plan for Detroit schools.Old Co./New…
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There is a lot of controversy surrounding Michigan’s use of emergency managers. The Flint water fiasco, the decline of the Detroit Public School system –…
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Flint’s new mayor says she wants her city to return to total local control.Soon after Karen Weaver took her oath of office as Flint mayor, she called on…
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The fallout from the Flint water crisis is far from over.Yes, the state’s top water official has been “reassigned.” And sure, the Department of…
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Governor Rick Snyder is facing a tough sell today as he tries to re-start the conversation on fixing Detroit’s schools. And, that’s just one of the…