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The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could set some parameters on state-appointed emergency managers’ authority to change public…
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A national group says the experience in Flint suggests Michigan should make changes to its emergency manager law.The Pew Charitable Trusts has been…
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Like last week, when he testified before Congress, the Flint water crisis again dominated Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s schedule this week. First, the…
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Governor Rick Snyder is standing by Michigan’s emergency manager law. The law was repeatedly criticized at a Congressional hearing into Flint's water…
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The NAACP is giving Gov. Rick Snyder 30 days to come up with a “timeline, deadline and price tag” for fixing Flint’s water crisis.After that, the national…
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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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Flint Mayor Karen Weaver has the backing of Michigan’s governor to wield more power.But she needs to get the approval of a state oversight board. At a…
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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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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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The Detroit Public Schools’ elected board has filed a federal civil rights complaint against Governor Rick Snyder.The Title VI complaint — the portion of…