Needed: A new Detroit
The Pottery Barn rule applies. Having appointed an EM, the state has an obligation to do this right.
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Liengate: Nerd fails Vetting 101
The greater embarrassment was the Snyder administration had not caught the tax problem when vetting such a high-profile appointment.
How to rescue Detroit from emergency
Detroit has been in a downward spiral for a number of reasons – much of it due to bad public policy.
Michigan small business says NO to Medicaid expansion
A majority of small business owners oppose expanding Medicaid coverage under Obamacare.
The day leaders led in Detroit
Governor Snyder said ‘enough is enough’ and appointed an emergency manager, Kevyn Orr.
Detroit politics: Watch the football
There’s an end-run for control Detroit’s finest jewel: The water.
Nerd, Orr & Bing: Fix-it firm
Orr called this challenge his ‘call to action’ after listening to Detroit’s troubles for too long on the Sunday talk shows.
Poor babies: Snyder 'attacking' school districts by insisting they do their jobs
It says a lot about the state of our education establishment that the governor himself has to explain to superintendents where they can save money.