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The proposed "grand bargain" that would soften the blow to Detroit pensioners while preserving the city's art collection has cleared a major hurdle.That's…
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We should know how Detroit retirees voted on the proposed “grand bargain” later today.City pensioners had until July 11th to vote on the city’s bankruptcy…
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Three years ago, only a half-dozen cities and school districts in Michigan were being run by state-appointed emergency managers.Today, 17 are in some…
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Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr has given the city’s leaders a pay raise.Orr signed an order hiking city appointees and elected officials’ pay by 5%…
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The city of Detroit continues to work through bankruptcy, at the same time Mayor Mike Duggan, now six months into his term, has been working to return…
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Detroit is following through on its effort to privatize garbage collection.Starting next week, a private contractor will pick up the trash for some…
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It’s Thursday, the day we talk Michigan politics with Ken Sikkema, former Senate Majority Leader and senior policy fellow at Public Sector Consultants,…
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Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr is spending a couple of days in Lansing for closed-door meetings with state officials. His primary mission is to…
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One of the most important aspects of the Affordable Care Act is consumer choice. More choice means more competition among insurers, and that can lead to…
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Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr is in Lansing today and tomorrow, getting face-time with the lawmakers whose vote is crucial to the so-called grand…