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Rick Snyder is starting to get national attention for his ambitious plan to defund and take over Michigan cities

By Mark | March 10, 2011

Our Governor, Rick Snyder, has largely been flying under the radar these past few weeks, as what’s left of our nation’s journalists focus on the events taking place in Wisconsin, but that might be changing. Starting a few days ago with an exhaustive piece on the Daily Kos site about Snyder’s ties to The American […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, martial law, Naomi Klein, privatization, Rachel Maddow, Rick Snyder, Scott Walker, Shock Doctrine, The American Legislative Exchange Council, union busting | 24 Comments

Snyder’s plans for Emergency Financial Managers in Michigan

By Mark | March 10, 2011

I haven’t given much time here on the site to Governor Snyder’s proposed legislation concerning Emergency Financial Managers. I’ve been remiss in that regard, and I’m afraid that now it might be too late. As of this afternoon, the bill has cleared the Michigan House and Senate, and, barring some unforeseen development, it looks as […]