Detroit - Opponents of Michigan's new emergency manager law, which goes into effect today, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Detroit on Wednesday, saying the legislation deprives citizens of "constitutionally protected rights" and dilutes their vote. A news conference has been set for 10:30 a.m.
Detroit - Gov. Rick Snyder hasn't yet revealed his pick for Detroit emergency manager, but he's offering some clues into what he's looking for as speculation mounts over who might assume the unprecedented role.
Detroit - Governor Rick Snyder announced Friday declared Detroit in a state of financial emergency, paving the way for an emergency manager to be appointed to run Michigan's largest city. "I believe it's appropriate to declare the city of Detroit in financial emergency based on the review team report," Snyder said during a town hall meeting today.
An emergency review team's report on Detroit describes a city on the verge of collapse -- too inflexible to restructure itself, unable to explain why its budget forecasts are routinely wrong and no longer capable of papering over its crisis by taking out loans. How bad is it?
