Public Act 4

Appeals Court Okays Closed Meetings For Financial Review Boards

Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Michael Brown, Video, Detroit Emergency Manager, Open Meetings Act, Public Act 4, Andy Dillon, Detroit News, Michigan Court of Appeal, Rosemarie Aquilina, William Collette, EMERGENCY MANAGER, Detroit News

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that Detroit and Flint's state-appointed financial review teams were not subject to the state's Open Meetings ...

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Attorney General Asked To Intervene In Detroit Again

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: John Conyers, Detroit Emergency Manager, Janice Winfrey, pa4, Public Act 4, Bert Johnson, Detroit News, Detroit Consent Agreement, Eric Holder, Detroit Politics, Video, Detroit News

Concerns about Michigan's emergency managers and potential voter suppression efforts compelled State Sen. Bert Johnson to send a letter to U.S. Attorn...

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State Canvassers Refuse To Certify Emergency Manager Repeal Over Font Size

The Huffington Post | Simone Landon | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Detroit Emergency Manager, Michigan Emergency Manager, Public Act 4, Emergency Manager Repeal, Michigan Public Act 4, Stand Up for Democracy, Michigan Emergency Financial Manager, Michigan Emergency Manager Law Suspended, Emergency Manager Law, Rick Snyder, Detroit News

This story has been updated. Michigan's Board of Canvassers deadlocked on a vote Thursday and failed to certify more than 200,000 signatures seekin...

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Major Win For Petition Drive To Repeal Emergency Manager Law

The Huffington Post | Simone Landon | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Public Act 4 Repeal, Detroit Emergency Manager, Michigan Emergency Manager, pa4, Public Act 4, Bv-Politics, Emergency Manager Petition Drive, Michigan Public Act 4, Emergency Manager Law, Detroit News

It looks like Michigan voters will decide whether or not to keep the state's controversial emergency manager law. The state Bureau of Elections is...

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Opponents To Consent Agreement Not Giving Up

HuffingtonPost.com | David Sands | Posted 04.09.2012

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Opponents of Detroit's consent agreement with the state of Michigan made a last-ditch effort Monday to get City Council to reverse their vote on the m...

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Detroit City Council Approves Consent Agreement

HuffingtonPost.com | Simone Landon | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Detroit Financial Crisis, Charles Pugh, Detroit Emergency Manager, Michigan Emergency Manager, Public Act 4, Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis, Detroit Review Team, Mayor Dave Bing, Detroit City Council, Detroit Consent Agreement, Detroit Financial Review Team, Detroit Politics, Detroit News

Detroit City Council on Wednesday voted 5-4 to enter into an agreement with the state of Michigan that will radically alter the structure of the city'...

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Deputy Mayor Says He Has The Votes For Consent Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Simone Landon | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Detroit Financial Crisis, Charles Pugh, Detroit Emergency Manager, Michigan Emergency Manager, Public Act 4, Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis, Detroit Review Team, Mayor Dave Bing, Detroit City Council, Detroit Consent Agreement, Detroit Financial Review Team, Detroit Politics, Detroit News

UPDATE: Wednesday 4:30 p.m. -- The state-appointed financial review team for the city of Detroit voted to approve a consent agreement for the city at ...

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Council Delays Vote On Consent Agreement

The Huffington Post | Simone Landon | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Detroit Emergency Manager, Public Act 4, Detroit City Council, Detroit Consent Agreement, Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis, Detroit Politics, Rick Snyder, Detroit News

This story has been updated. Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis plans to introduce a resolution to Detroit City Council Tuesday morning that would call for th...

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Review Team Recommends 7th Emergency Manager

AP | TIM MARTIN | Posted 04.02.2012

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MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Mich. — Money problems are so severe in one Michigan school district that officials have given up hope of finding a solution t...

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Council Could Consent Today

The Huffington Post | Simone Landon | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Detroit Financial Crisis, Detroit Emergency Manager, Detroit Consent Decree, Public Act 4, Detroit Consent Agreement Draft, Mayor Dave Bing, Detroit City Council, Emergency Manager Law, Detroit Consent Agreement, Detroit Politics, Rick Snyder, Detroit News

Detroit City Council is set to discuss and possibly vote Monday on a financial consent agreement designed to restructure city governance and accountin...

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Detroit Review Team To Decide City's Fate

The Huffington Post | Simone Landon | Posted 03.26.2012

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Detroit's state-appointed financial review team is scheduled to meet Monday afternoon to announce the fate both of Detroit's financial future and syst...

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Time to Recognize Michigan Citizens Acting to Overturn the Undemocratic Emergency Manager Law

Patrick Geans-Ali | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: John Conyers, Detroit Emergency Manager, Public Act 4, Detroit Politics, Emergency Manager Law, Sugar Law Center, Detroit News

Even with the February 29 delivery of over 226,000 signatures to a petition to overturn Public Act 4, there has been another brave and bold attempt to overthrow the law.

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Court Cases Bring Big Setbacks For Emergency Manager Law

AP | TIM MARTIN | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Detroit Emergency Manager, Open Meetings Act, Michigan Emergency Manager, Judge William Collette, Public Act 4, Michael Brown Flint, Ingham County Circuit Court, Emergency Manager Law, Flint Emergency Manager, Detroit Politics, Rick Snyder, Detroit News

LANSING, Mich. -- A Michigan judge on Tuesday restored power to Flint's mayor and City Council, the latest legal setback for Gov. Rick Snyder and a st...

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In Hard Times, Democracy More Important Than Ever

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Detroit, Democracy, Detroit Emergency Manager, Republicans, Rick Snyder, Public Act 4, Detroit Consent Agreement, Detroit Politics, Detroit News

Is democracy a luxury good in America, discarded when the going gets rough? Apparently Michigan's Gov. Rick Snyder thinks so.

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The Year In Emergency Management

The Huffington Post | Simone Landon | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Public Act 4 Repeal, Detroit Emergency Manager, Michigan Emergency Manager, Public Act 4, Emergency Manager Law, Rick Snyder, Detroit Politics, Detroit News

It's been a year since Gov. Rick Snyder signed Michigan's Public Act 4 of 2011, officially known as the Local Government and School District Fiscal Ac...

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Happy Birthday PA 4! The People of Michigan Hope It Is Your Last!

Sen. Bert Johnson | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Robert Bobb, Detroit Emergency Manager, Michigan Legislature, Michigan Emergency Manager, Public Act 4, Detroit Public Schools, Detroit Public Schools Takeover, Detroit Politics, Rick Snyder, Detroit News

The concept of emergency management, as pushed forward by Gov. Snyder, is deeply flawed. It is a draconian attempt at a solution to a problem caused in large part by policies and circumstances not promulgated at the local level.

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Detroit: What Else Besides Butting Heads?

Fred Leeb | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Detroit Financial Crisis, Municipal Bankruptcy, Government Turnaround, Municipal Financial Crisis, Detroit Emergency Manager, Public Act 4, Detroit Emergency Managers, Detroit Politics, Detroit News

If the proper mix of solutions work in Detroit, there will be a recipe for success that will help to guide other major cities with problems very similar to ours.

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Public Act 4's Enhanced Powers Are Necessary for Recovery

Louis Schimmel | Posted 05.16.2012

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I have been an emergency manager under both Public Act 4 and its predecessor Act. The major drawback I had operating under Act 72 was that the process of restoring fiscal stability took too much time.

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The Missing Links That Are Essential to Recovery

Joseph Harris | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Detroit Emergency Manager, Michigan Emergency Manager, Emergency Manager Repeal, Emergency Manager Law, Public Act 4, Detroit Politics, Detroit News

To abort Public Act 4, before it has been allowed an opportunity to be assessed, would be unfortunate, not only for the communities it is specifically designed to help, but for other communities that would benefit indirectly.

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Charting the Course for Lasting Solvency

Michael K. Brown | Posted 05.16.2012

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Emergency managers have the ability to make policy changes that are not necessarily politically popular, but are considered to be in the best interest of the city and its residents.

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State Government Bears Responsibility for Local Governments' Fiscal Distress

Mitchell E. Bean | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Revenue Sharing, Detroit Emergency Manager, Michigan Emergency Manager, Public Act 4, Emergency Manager Law, Detroit Politics, Detroit News

While there are notable exceptions, for the most part both local Michigan units of government and schools have done whatever was necessary to remain fiscally sound under very difficult circumstances.

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Including the Community in Decision-making

Jack Martin | Posted 05.16.2012

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I believe that as emergency manager, I can be most effective if I communicate frankly with all District stakeholders. I have a controlled "open door" policy.

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Brandon Jessup Pushes To Move Michigan Forward

HuffingtonPost.com | David Sands | Posted 03.16.2012

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DETROIT -- Brandon Jessup is not shy about sharing his thoughts on Public Act 4, the Michigan law that allows state-appointed emergency managers to ru...

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Public Act 4 an Important Tool for Leaders

Joyce Parker | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Detroit Emergency Manager, Ecorse Emergency Manager, Public Act 4, Ecorse Michigan, Detroit Politics, Detroit News

For the first time in two fiscal years, the city will not have to borrow to meet operating expenses. The current fiscal year budget is balanced, with general fund revenues expected to outpace expenditures.

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Ecorse Fights To Emerge From Emergency Management

HuffingtonPost.com | David Sands | Posted 03.16.2012

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Since 2009, Joyce Parker has pulled off an extreme makeover of the accounting books in Ecorse, Mich., changing the bottom line from red to black. ...

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