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Jesse Jackson: Detroit EFM Sets ‘Dangerous Precedent’
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – He says it’s “a dangerous precedent for our nation.” The Rev. Jesse Jackson is pushing for mass demonstrations to protest Michigan’s emergency manager law and the appointment of a...
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Orr Begins Work As Detroit’s Emergency Manager
UPDATE: 10:30 a.m. DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – Bankruptcy attorney and turnaround specialist Kevyn Orr arrived at Detroit City Hall Monday morning to begin his first day on the job as emergency financial...
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Emergency Financial Manager Officially On The Job In Detroit
DETROIT (WWJ) – Bankruptcy attorney Kevyn Orr is ready to roll up his sleeves and get to work. He arrived at Detroit City Hall bright and early Monday, settling into his job as Detroit’s emergency...
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Detroit Public Schools’ Emergency Manager To Fire Superintendent
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - The state-appointed emergency manager for the Detroit Public Schools says he’ll fire a superintendent and make other changes to exert control over academic policies. Roy Roberts...
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Snyder: ‘Everyone Likes Change Until It Affects You’
DETROIT (WWJ) - The same day the controversial right-to-work and emergency manager laws take effect in Michigan, Gov. Rick Snyder headlined the latest installment of “Pancakes and Politics” at the...
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Opponents Of Mich.’s New Emergency Manager Law Sue
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) – A lawsuit filed Thursday wants to stop Michigan’s new emergency manager law, claiming it is unconstitutional and violates the federal Voting Rights...
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Lawsuit: Detroit City Council Is Meeting Illegally
DETROIT (WWJ) – The Detroit City Council is breaking the law by meeting. That’s the claim by community activist Robert Davis, who has filed a lawsuit over the enactment of the emergency manager law in...
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Emergency Manager Protest Jams Up Traffic On I-75
DETROIT (WWJ) - For more than an hour Friday morning, a section of southbound I-75 looked pretty much like a parking lot. Motorists were riding the brakes along the freeway near Mack Avenue in...
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Suit To Halt Detroit Manager Appointment Dismissed
LANSING (WWJ/AP) – A lawsuit seeking to block the appointment of Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr has been dismissed. Attorney Andrew Paterson said Monday that the lawsuit became “moot” when a...
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Ex-Highland Park Manager Sentenced In Money Case
HIGHLAND PARK (WWJ/AP) - The former emergency manager for Highland Park has avoided jail time but is ordered to pay $264,000 in restitution in connection with unauthorized payments he received from the...
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Detroit EM Orr Has 2 Weeks Left To Prepare Plan
DETROIT (WWJ) - Detroit’s emergency manager has just a couple of weeks left to present his financial road map for the city to Gov. Rick Snyder’s office. May 9 is the deadline for Kevyn Orr to submit...
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State Removes Ecorse From Financial Emergency List
ECORSE (AP) – State officials have removed Ecorse from a list of Michigan cities operating under financial emergencies. Gov. Rick Snyder said Tuesday that he has appointed an advisory board “to help...
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Kevyn Orr: Detroit Is In Worse Shape Than I Thought
DETROIT (WWJ) - Detroit’s emergency manager says the city is bleeding much more red ink than originally thought. That’s what Kevyn Orr told WWJ City Beat Reporter Vickie Thomas in an exclusive...
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Inkster Mayor Opposes Detroit EM
INKSTER (WWJ) – Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr is expected to deliver a 50-page plan next week offering an in-depth look into the city’s failing finances. As we first told you on WWJ, that report...
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Detroit EM Releases Financial Plan; Detroit $100M Over Budget Each Year
Detroit is broke.That's the gist of a new report from the city's emergency manager, Kevyn Orr.
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Emergency Manager Files Report On Detroit Finances
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – Emergency manager Kevyn Orr has formally filed his first report on Detroit’s finances with the state Treasurer’s office. Orr’s spokesman Bill Nowling said the Financial and Operating...
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Detroit Schools Manager To Stay On For Awhile
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – Gov. Rick Snyder says the state-appointed emergency manager for Detroit’s public schools has decided to postpone his plans to step down by up to six months. Former General Motors...
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Review Team Says Hamtramck In Financial Emergency
HAMTRAMCK (WWJ/AP) – A state review team says there’s a financial emergency in Hamtramck, a step that could lead to Gov. Rick Snyder appointing a manager to take over the reins of government in the...
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Lawsuit: Emails Show Detroit EM Recruited Before Financial Emergency Declared
DETROIT (WWJ) - The controversy continues over the appointment of Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr. Local activist Robert Davis filed a lawsuit against Gov. Rick Snyder and others in Ingham County...
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Report: Detroit EM To Offer Creditors Pennies On The Dollar
DETROIT (WWJ) - Detroit’s emergency manager is hoping to avoid bankruptcy for the city by trying to settle debts with creditors for just pennies on the dollar. As WWJ’s Vickie Thomas reports, it’s a...
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