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Politics & Government
9:38 pm
Mon June 17, 2013

Clinton supporters rally in Grand Rapids: 'Never too early' to start the 2016 election

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Hillary Clinton supporters rally in Grand Rapids. Clinton spoke at a dinner that was closed to the press Monday night.
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Hillary Clinton supporters rally in Grand Rapids. Clinton spoke at a dinner that was closed to the press Monday night.
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Hillary Clinton supporters rally in Grand Rapids. Clinton spoke at a dinner that was closed to the press Monday night.
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The next presidential election is more than three years away. But supporters of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gathered in Grand Rapids Monday night to encourage her to run.

Clinton headlined a big black tie dinner the Economic Club of Grand Rapids puts on every year. It was closed to the press.

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Politics & Government
6:50 pm
Mon June 17, 2013

There's some pushback against Kevyn Orr's plan for Detroit's water department

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Detroit’s emergency manager has a plan for the city’s water department—but not everybody likes it.

Kevyn Orr proposes leasing the system to a “Metropolitan Area Water and Sewer Authority” as it part of a larger restructuring of city operations.

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Stateside
5:35 pm
Mon June 17, 2013

Taking a look at Michigan's worst examples of government spending

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Crain's Detroit Business writer Bill Shea
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An interview with Crain's Detroit Business writer Bill Shea.

Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano has hit the pause button on the project to build a new Wayne County jail in downtown Detroit.

The reason?

The still-unfinished 2,000-bed jail could cost up to $91 million over its $220 million budget. So the county is now considering cutting its considerable losses and leasing a former state prison on Mound Road on Detroit's East Side.

Crain's Detroit Business writer Bill Shea got us thinking about this sorry episode in government spending, and the word "boondoggle" came to mind.

His story in Crain's is headlined "Many dollars, little sense: Projects that seemed like good ideas at the time," and he joined us today in the studio.

Listen to the full interview above.

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