Emergency 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 ArticleFont size fight over EM referendum may reach Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility has been trying to block a statewide referendum on Michigan’s emergency manager law. Today, the group filed a request asking the Michigan Supreme Court to...
View ArticleDetroit Public Schools Emergency Manager imposes new teacher contract
The state-appointed emergency manager for the Detroit Public Schools has imposed a new contract on the district’s teachers. Roy Roberts is empowered to impose new contract terms on teachers under the...
View ArticleAllen Park one step closer to emergency manager
The state is moving ahead with the process that could result in an emergency manager for Allen Park. Allen Park is a Detroit suburb with about 28,000 people. City officials there actually requested a...
View ArticleMI Supreme Court will decide on EM law ballot challenge
It’s now up to the state Supreme Court to decide whether the referendum to challenge Michigan’s emergency manager law will appear on the November ballot. The court spent 90 minutes today listening to...
View ArticleMI Supreme Court approves EM Law referendum for Nov. ballot
Update Aug. 3 4:00 p.m. State Treasurer Andy Dillon said at a press conference following the Supreme Court ruling, that putting the Emergency Manager referendum on the ballot means the state will have...
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 ArticleFlint's City Council President will oppose a new emergency manager
Flint's City Council President opposes the appointment of a new emergency manager for his city.
View ArticleFlint's City Council President says the city's finances are stable, no EM needed
The referendum on Public Act 4, Michigan’s Emergency Manager Law is now slated to appear on the November ballot. Once the question is formally placed on the ballot, PA4 would be suspended. Gov. Snyder...
View ArticlePontiac's City Counil challenges city's emergency manager
The Pontiac City Council is trying to reclaim its authority lost to the state-appointed emergency financial manager. Louis Schimmel became the cash-strapped city's third emergency manager in 2011. The...
View ArticleDPS school board regains academic control
A Wayne County Circuit judge has ruled that some Detroit schools will remain in a new district for low-performing schools despite a ballot proposal challenging a state law that allowed the move,...
View ArticleCharter company faces challenges running public school district in first...
The first two weeks of class have presented some obstacles for Michigan’s first fully privatized public school district. Muskegon Heights schools' emergency financial manager hired Mosaica Education, a...
View ArticleThe six ballot proposals facing Michigan Voters
Michigan voters will see six proposals on their ballots. There is one referendum on a current law, and five proposed amendments to the Michigan State Constitution. See the links below for the...
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 ArticleFont size fight over EM referendum may reach Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility has been trying to block a statewide referendum on Michigan’s emergency manager law. Today, the group filed a request asking the Michigan Supreme Court to...
View ArticleDetroit Public Schools Emergency Manager imposes new teacher contract
The state-appointed emergency manager for the Detroit Public Schools has imposed a new contract on the district’s teachers. Roy Roberts is empowered to impose new contract terms on teachers under the...
View Article3 things to know about Emergency Managers, our discussion on Stateside
Under PA 4, EMs can strip local leaders of their power and do away with union contracts. The law is being targeted for repeal in a voter referendum. Michigan voters will either keep it or kill it. So,...
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 ArticleThreat to democracy, or safeguard against bankruptcy? Voters decide Proposal 1
Listen Next week, voters will decide whether Michigan’s controversial emergency manager law is the right way for the state to make sure local governments avoid financial collapse.
View ArticleMaintaining the "Status Quo" in Flint
Flint’s Emergency Financial Manager says his job hasn’t changed, despite Tuesday’s vote to repeal Michigan’s controversial Emergency Manager law.Flint voters strongly supported repealing the law. Their...
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