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Michigan Emergency Law Permits Private Control Over Public Office

by The Investigative Newswire on February 20, 2012 · comment

Michigan governor Rick Snyder (R). photo: Wikimedia Commons

Michigan’s budget crisis puts democracy on the chopping block Michigan’s emergency manager law grants sweeping powers to unelected officials. by Paul Abowd for iWatch News When the city of Pontiac, Mich., ordered the closing of its fire department [...]

Renting in the Recession: Housing Conditions Worsen as Rates Increase

by The Investigative Newswire on February 7, 2011 · 1 Comment

Rising rents, stagnant wages and high unemployment led more than 7 million U.S. households either to live in substandard dwellings or pay more than half their monthly incomes for rent in 2009, according to a federal report delivered to Congress on Tuesday.