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Emergency Financial Manager

Ann Arbor Dems Who Supported Governor Rick Snyder Get Some Recognition

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 19, 2012 50

A2P Notes: This piece originally ran in April 2011. In the interim, much has changed, politically, in our state. The Michigan GOP and Governor Rick Snyder have waged a relentless war on unions, teachers, reproductive rights, gays, voting…

EXCLUSIVE Interview: Former Governor Jennifer Granholm Talks About the Political and Economic Past & Future of Michigan and the U.S.

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 29, 2011 1

by Chris Savage Last week, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and her husband Dan Mulhern released their new book A Governor's Story - The Fight for Jobs and America’s Economic Future. (You can read my A2Politico review of their…

Savaged: Ann Arbor Resident, Catholic Nun, & 26 Others Slap Gov. Snyder With Suit Alleging Emergency Manager Law Unconstitutional

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 22, 2011 14

by Chris Savage As I have written about before, the Emergency Manager (EM) law in Michigan, now known as Public Act 4 of 2011 (or, more formally the "Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act"), gave sweeping new…

Quislings or Naifs? Well Known Ann Arbor Dem Duo Defend Their Support of Republican Rick Snyder

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 5, 2011 12

The fact is that Michigan's Governor Rick Snyder is not very popular at the moment. That could change. Certainly President Obama's approval ratings, once stellar, have fallen, then recovered. The fact of the matter is that governance and…

The Politics of Buyer’s Remorse: Group Files Petition to Recall Gov. Rick Snyder

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 18, 2011 9

According to a piece published today in The Detroit News, "A group that wants to recall Republican Gov. Rick Snyder says it will file its proposed petition wording with the state of Michigan this morning. Michigan Citizens United, which…