As Kevin Orr begins his stint as the first-ever emergency financial manager for Detroit, he’s already facing a backlash — from civil rights leaders like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson who have descended on Detroit to oppose his installation. But this isn’t the first time a Michigan city has been thrown into this situation because of… Read more »
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GOP Mich. Gov. Snyder Appoints Black Democrat to Run Detroit in State Takeover
The state of Michigan officially took over Detroit on Thursday when Republican Michigan Governor Rick Snyder appointed a Washington, D.C. lawyer and bankruptcy expert, Kevyn Orr, to be Detroit’s emergency financial manager for the next 18 months. Detroit became the largest municipality in history to be taken over by its state. Orr, a black Democrat… Read more »
Bankruptcy expert who helped Chrysler named Detroit emergency manager
A bankruptcy expert who represented automaker Chrysler LLC during its successful restructuring has been chosen to steer Detroit out of its financial abyss. The distressed city, which was once one of the nation’s most prosperous manufacturing centers, is now the largest U.S. city to have its finances placed under state control. Source: FOXNews.com
NYT on Detroit Debacle: White Republican ‘Undemocratic Seizure of Control’
On Tuesday, the New York Times warned that “Detroit, a mostly black city led mainly by Democrats” is at risk of “needless and undemocratic seizure of control” from “intervention by the state, mostly white and led by Republicans.” The Times’ Herculean effort to inject race into a story about Detroit’s moribund financial status and pending… Read more »