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Gov. Snyder expected to put Chrysler’s bankruptcy manager in charge of Detroit
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) is expected to announce Thursday that Kevyn Orr, a financial specialist who oversaw Chrysler’s bankruptcy, will supplant elected officials and become the de facto leader of Detroit’s government as the city’s acting emergency manager, according to The Detroit News. City officials, who face a massive outstanding…
Gov. Rick Snyder’s expected move to name ‘emergency manager’ of Detroit draws charges of racism
Residents of Detroit, a US city which has long been a poster child for urban decay, may lose the ability to govern themselves if their city council is replaced by a state-appointed technocrat. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is expected to name an emergency manager in the coming days in an…
Mich. governor approves new regulations for abortion clinics
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) signed into law new regulations for abortion clinics, reported Reuters, which Planned Parenthood claims threatens access to the procedure in the state. Clinics that provide more than 120 abortions annually will now have to be licensed freestanding surgical outpatient facilities. Synder argued, “This bill respects…
Michigan governor signs new emergency manager law
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) on Thursday signed several bills related to economic matters, including one to replace the emergency manager law that was recently repealed. The new emergency manager law is intended to restore financial stability to distressed local governments and school districts by turning some of the power…
Michigan governor vetoes bill to allow concealed firearms in schools and churches
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) on Tuesday vetoed a bill to allow well-trained gun owners to carry concealed firearms in churches, schools and daycare centers. Snyder said the bill deserved heightened scrutiny in the wake of the horrific elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty young children and six adults…
Gov. Snyder: ‘Right to work’ will ‘make unions more effective’
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) is insisting that a so-called “right to work” law which restricts unions’ ability to collect dues is not “anti-union” at all. Speaking to MSNBC on Wednesday, Snyder said his move to sign the legislation into law and join the 23 other “right to work” states…
Jon Stewart: ‘Right-to-work’ like strip bars calling themselves gentlemen’s clubs
On his show Tuesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart reviewed the controversy in Michigan over a new union busting law. Stewart observed that Republican Gov. Rick Snyder had described “right-to-work” laws as a “divisive” issue nearly a year ago, yet publicly supported the law this month. Today, Snyder…
Michigan approves ‘right to work’ legislation amid massive protests
Despite the presence of thousands of protesters outside the state Capitol, Michigan’s Republican-led House of Representatives spearheaded the passage of two “right to work” bills on Tuesday afternoon, NBC News reported. The two bills are expected to be signed by Gov. Rick Snyder (R), who expressed support for the legislation…
Poll suggests dim future for Michigan’s emergency managers law
Michigan’s highly controversial “emergency managers” law is unlikely to survive Election Day, according to Public Policy Polling. A survey released on Saturday found that the law is only supported by 36 percent of voters, while 45 percent are opposed. With 19 percent of voters still undecided on Proposal 1, the…
Michigan governor slaps down Republican voter restrictions
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) issued three vetos on Tuesday that effectively killed his own party’s plans to drive down the number of voters in the state in time for the 2012 presidential election. While the governor signed most of the election reform bills sent to him by his fellow…
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