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by Lynette Holloway onMay 14, 2013
After 45 days on the job, the emergency manager has determined that the city has exhausted its ability to borrow.
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by Lynette Holloway onMay 28, 2012
He tells us there's no one plan to save the beleaguered city, but he has a blueprint for change.
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by Lynette Holloway onDecember 27, 2011
Detroit's widening financial crisis has left lawmakers between a rock and a hard place.
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by Rochelle Riley onDecember 2, 2011
In her Detroit Free Press column, Rochelle Riley raps the hands of leaders for waiting until a crisis to begin talks to repair the city's struggling finances.
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by Rochelle Riley onNovember 18, 2011
Reducing the city's bloated government should be part of the mayor's plan if he wants to avoid the appointment of a financial manager, Rochelle Riley writes in her Detroit Free Press column.
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