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Detroit School District

The district has a massive hole in its budget, continuing decline in enrollment, incredibly high drop-out rates. The process leading to the appointment of an emergency financial manager has been triggered. This is the backdrop for the school board firing...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2008 10:33 AM by MichiganVotes.org Editor

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Detroit-Three Bailout?

So is this really the answer, or is it just either a postponement of the inevitable bankruptcy or the first step of a nationalization? Does the reported imposition of a raft of new labor and "green car" mandates suggest the latter?

Published Wed, Dec 12 2008 9:44 AM by spitfire
Blue Cross Blue Shield Legislation

BCBS is lobbying intensively for a law that allows it keep its status of a tax-exempt "insurer of last resort" while also imposing assessments on private insurers to pay for a "high risk pool" that does the same thing. All states have...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2008 11:40 PM by MichiganVotes.org Editor