Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

95-year project to be 61% publicly-funded, tax-exempt Utilizes remaining Empowerment Zone bond credits Expands DDA to create “city within a city,” displacing residents, businesses Eliminates millions in city fees assessed under Joe Louis Arena plan Cato Institute: no communities have … Continue reading →

  By Brian Chappatta September 9, 2013 The smallest amount of municipal-bond issuance in Michigan in 10 years is threatening to derail the state’s economic comeback, showing how Gov. Rick Snyder underestimated the fallout from Detroit’s bankruptcy filing. Bond sales … Continue reading →

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Detroiters join national call for moratorium on school closings Demand Oakman Orthopedic remain open Parents, students rise up as Detroit School of the Arts cutbacks announced 30.6% of school aid to banks; Detroit bankruptcy raised rates on DPS bond  By … Continue reading →

By Evo Morales Ayma President of Bolivia  Statement of President Evo Morales Ayma to the gathering of Heads of State of the European Community, (06/30/2013). With simple words, simultaneously translated, President Morales spoke to more than one hundred Heads of … Continue reading →

Coast-to-coast protests Aug. 27 — Without presenting even a hint of proof of Washington’s allegations that Syria has used poison gas, Secretary of State John Kerry has announced that a rocket attack on the sovereign state of Syria from four … Continue reading →

Wed, Aug 28 2013 By Tim Reid RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday granted bankruptcy protection to the California city of San Bernardino, paving the way for a precedent-setting battle between bondholders and California’s giant public … Continue reading →

August 31, 2013 / Mark Brenner In a surprise move, the 40,000-member International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced its disaffiliation from the AFL-CIO yesterday. The news comes just a week before the federation is set to hold its national convention … Continue reading →

 VOD: Last year, the Michigan Supreme Court upheld the common law right to resist unlawful police conduct and arrests in the Moreno case. Go to http://voiceofdetroit.net/2012/05/18/michigan-supreme-court-upholds-right-to-resist-police-misconduct/ to read about this case, which hopefully these two brothers are citing in their defense.   … Continue reading →