emergency manager

Group Protests Inside Detroit City Hall Lobby

The Associated Press — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:14:35 +0000

A building official says a crowd of people who held a protest in the Detroit City Hall lobby temporarily disrupted services.

Nominee: Detroit Fix 'Olympics Of Restructuring'

The Associated Press — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:32:56 +0000

The governor's nominee to become Detroit's emergency financial manager says the job is the "Olympics of restructuring" but he feels compelled to take it on.

Detroit Council Makes Last-Ditch Arguments To Avoid Takeover

Rick Pluta — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:33:20 +0000

Detroit city officials were at a hearing in Lansing Tuesday pleading for more time to fix the city’s finances before Governor Rick Snyder names an emergency manager.

Detroit's financial woes may lead to drastic action

Current State — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:14:03 +0000

State officials and many in southeast Michigan have been keeping a very close eye on financial reports coming out of Detroit. Sunday's Detroit Free Press reported that an emergency financial report completed late Friday suggests an emergency manager is inevitable. The report found the city’s deficit continues to grow even after some degree of state oversight for more than 10 months.

Free Press reporter and columnist Nancy Kaffer joins us to explain one of the biggest, ongoing stories in Michigan.

Court: Detroit Schools' Emergency Chief Can Stay

The Associated Press — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:26:47 +0000

The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit seeking to remove the state-appointed emergency financial manager for Detroit Public Schools.

Gov. Snyder Plans To Sign Emergency Manager Bill

The Associated Press — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:13:44 +0000

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says he plans to sign a revised emergency manager bill that replaces a similar law rejected last month by voters.

Supporters Will Unveil New Emergency Manager Bill

Rick Pluta — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:16 +0000

A new version of a local government emergency manager bill will be rolled out Thursday at the state Capitol.

Lawsuit Says No Emergency Managers Until After The Election

Rick Pluta — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:22:03 +0000

A lawsuit claims no state-appointed managers should be running Michigan cities or school districts until after voters determine the fate of the emergency manager law in November.

EM Law Suspended as Referendum Goes on November Ballot

Rick Pluta — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:23:01 +0000

The referendum to challenge Michigan’s emergency manager law is officially on the November ballot, and the law is suspended until after the election. Now, there’s a new fight brewing over whether the old emergency financial manager law now takes over.

Schuette: Old Law Takes Over If Referendum Succeeds

Rick Pluta — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:33:53 +0000

Attorney General Bill Schuette says if Michigan’s emergency manager law is rejected by voters in November then the old law takes over – and that still allows the governor to name a financial manager to run a city or school district.

MI Supreme Court Orders Referendum Onto November Ballot

Rick Pluta — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 22:51:39 +0000

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered the referendum on the state's emergency manager law onto the November ballot.

Treasurer: Emergency Managers To Be Re-Appointed

Rick Pluta — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 22:43:54 +0000

State Treasurer Andy Dillon says the emergency managers running four cities in Michigan will be quickly re-appointed to serve as emergency financial managers under the former law – with one exception.

Groups Waiting For MI Supreme Court Ruling

Rick Pluta — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:32:58 +0000

The Michigan Supreme Court will decide the fate of a referendum on the state’s emergency manager law after spending more than an hour and half listening to arguments Monday morning. The case also brought a few hundred demonstrators to Lansing.

Emergency Manager Case Goes to Michigan Supreme Court

Rick Pluta — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:22:39 +0000

The group that’s trying to keep a referendum on Michigan’s emergency manager law off the November ballot has taken its case to the state Supreme Court.

Court of Appeals Punts on Emergency Law Decision

Rick Pluta — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 22:25:34 +0000

A special seven-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals will decide whether a referendum challenging Michigan’s emergency manager law will appear on the November ballot.

Embattled Samaritan: Lansing’s Michael Brown Leads Flint During Emergency

Mark Bashore — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:00 +0000

After a career spent addressing some notable emergencies, Lansing's Michael K. Brown has tackled the fire that is Flint.

Haslett Resident Speaks Out on Controversial EM Role

Mark Bashore — Tue, 29 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000

As controversy swirls around Michigan's Emergency Managers, WKAR's Mark Bashore spoke with a Haslett resident who is one of seven such appointees across the state.

Court Rules Review Teams Can Meet in Secret

Rick Pluta — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:29:26 +0000

Review teams that recommend whether a city or school district should be taken over by a state-appointed emergency manager don’t have to meet in public.

Court of Appeals to Rule on EM Referendum

Rick Pluta — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:17:55 +0000

It’s up to the Michigan Court of Appeals now to determine whether voters will get to approve or reject the state’s emergency manager law.

EM Law Repeal Effort Goes to Court

Rick Pluta — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:16:47 +0000

The campaign to repeal Michigan’s emergency manager law is in court trying to force the state to put the referendum on the November ballot.