Detroit City Council approves consent agreement--what's next?
It’s all but official: Detroit and the state have struck a deal to avoid an emergency manager for the city. In a contentious 5-4 vote, the City Council approved a consent agreement with the state. The...
View ArticleSnyder on Detroit consent agreement: "Let's go"
Governor Snyder says he’s happy Detroit leaders have signed off on a “historic” consent agreement, but now it’s time to get moving on the restructuring plan the deal calls for. But at a Thursday...
View ArticleGroups behind Public Act 4 referendum effort say petitions will withstand...
Supporters of a ballot initiative to overturn Michigan’s emergency manager law say their petitions will withstand any challenges. They gathered more than 226,000 signatures in an effort to put the law...
View ArticleWhat's next for Public Act 4?
Every Thursday we take a look at Michigan politics with Susan Demas, political analyst for Michigan Information and Research Service, and Ken Sikkema, former Senate Majority Leader and Senior Policy...
View ArticleMichigan election officials deadlocked on challenge to emergency manager law
The Michigan Board of State Canvassers deadlocked 2-2 along party lines this morning on whether to allow a challenge to the state's emergency manager law on the November ballot. Update 5:17 p.m. MPRN's...
View ArticleOn Memorial Day in Detroit, a "funeral for democracy"
Some voting rights advocates say Michigan’s emergency manager law represents “the death of democracy” in the state. So they symbolically laid democracy to rest at mock a funeral service in Detroit...
View ArticleEmergency manager law opponents move to put referendum question on the ballot
Supporters of a referendum to overturn Michigan’s emergency manager law want to make sure that question is on the November ballot. They filed an emergency motion with the Michigan Court of Appeals...
View ArticleHappiness, relief for unions as emergency manager law heads to the ballot
Public employee union leaders are ecstatic that a referendum challenging the state’s emergency manager law will be on the November ballot. They’ve fiercely opposed the law in large part because...
View ArticleDetroit officers win day in court, raise questions about future of city's...
Detroit police officers have won a day in court—and the temporary suspension of new contract terms that were set to go into effect in the coming week. The case’s legal outcome could have major...
View Article6 things to know about Proposal 1: Referendum on the emergency manager law
In November, Michigan voters will decide the fate of Public Act 4 of 2011 (PA 4)—the controversial emergency manager law.PA 4 is the latest of three Michigan laws that define the state’s ability to...
View ArticleNew emergency manager law moves to House floor
A new emergency manager bill advances to the House floor after a partisan vote passed the legislation through the House Local, Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs Committee.The Detroit Free Press...
View ArticleState House approves emergency manager replacement bill
The state House has approved a measure that would replace the emergency manager law that voters rejected last month.Supporters of the measure say it gives local governments and schools more choices...
View ArticleMichigan Supreme Court upholds law empowering DPS emergency financial manager
Roy Roberts, the state-appointed emergency financial manager for Detroit Public Schools, will keep his job after the Michigan Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit attempting to remove him.The Supreme Court...
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