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COUNCILMEN GARY BROWN AND CHARLES PUGH (IN BACKGROUND) SPEAK TO MEDIA APRIL 4 AFTER 5-4 VOTE; BROWN EARLIER SAID HE HAD SIX VOTES; COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE NOW ASKING MEMBER JAMES TATE TO RECONSIDER HIS VOTE. By Diane Bukowski  April 8, 2012  … Continue reading →

By Diane Bukowski   April 6, 2012  On April 4, 2012, the Detroit City Council approved a “Financial Stability Agreement” which Governor Rick Snyder is considering a “Consent Agreement” under Public Act 4, by a 5-4 vote. Council members JoAnn Watson, … Continue reading →

Michigan AFSCME Council 25 brought hundreds of workers to protest against Public Act 4 April 13, 2011

(VOD ed: The City Council’s “Fatal Five,” Charles Pugh, Gary Brown, Saunteel Jenkins, Kenneth Cockrel Jr., and James Tate voted April 4 for a “Consent Agreement” which the author below analyzes. He is studying law at Wayne State University and … Continue reading →

TESTIMONY BY RUSS BELLANT AT CITY COUNCIL APRIL 3, 2012 Russ Bellant is a long-time Detroit union and community activist.  He worked for the City of Detroit establishing skilled trades apprenticeship programs for city youth, and with the International Union of … Continue reading →

By Diane Bukowski April 4, 2012 DETROIT—Despite thundering threats by union officials and community members to “shut the city down,” and a scathing analysis by Detroit City Council’s Research and Analysis Division, the majority of council members today appeared hell-bent … Continue reading →

  LIAR, LIAR PANTS ON FIRE! GOV. RICK SNYDER, TREAS. ANDY DILLON, DETROIT COO CHRIS BROWN “Can SOME Black people have SOME courage to face the white man off?” Councilwoman Watson calls new FSA “a takeover, a power grab” Unions … Continue reading →

  Posted: 02/29/12 02:37 AM ET | Updated: 02/29/12 08:42 AM ET By Jim Christie SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Stockton, California’s city council approved a plan late on Tuesday night for the city to skip some bond payments … Continue reading →

 Bloomberg News  By Romy Varghese –Mar 9, 2012 3:49 PM ETFri Mar 09 20:49:49 GMT 2012  Harrisburg (9661MF), Pennsylvania’s insolvent capital, says it will miss general-obligation bond payments for the first time next week as its receiver seeks approval for … Continue reading →