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City faces second state takeover since 2000. That one lasted seven years. Mayor thinks this one will be much quicker.
In the last census, approximately two out of three Michigan communities lost residents. To change that trend, Governor Snyder hopes Washington will consider what he calls “Urban Pioneer Visas” as it works to overhaul immigration law. The Governor says the special visas will help attract foreign residents to Michigan cities hit particularly hard by population loss. Governor Snyder tells WDET’s Travis Wright that population loss has an incredible impact on the state.
Schedule starts with public meeting at Wayne State. A bankruptcy expert says Orr can keep the city out of Chapter Nine, but it won't be easy.
Governor Rick Snyder wants lawmakers in Lansing to approve $4,000,000 to help pay for testing rape kits abandoned in a Detroit police storage rooms.
Plan doesn't give Rick Snyder what he wants on roads, Medicaid. He's not giving up, though. Michigan Public Radio's Rick Pluta goes behind the numbers.
Budget uses a $483 million windfall to boost funding for education and roads. State House Speaker Jase Bolger breaks down the numbers.
Craig speaks with Michigan Public Radio Network Managing Editor Rick Pluta about Governor Rick Snyder's budget framework for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. The framework composed by Snyder and majority Republican legislators plans to distribute the revenue to schools and roads but not to Medicaid expansion.
Governor ends financial emergency in Ecorse, but appoints Joyce Parker to advisory board to keep city on track.
Ambassador to US says new span will make strong relationship with Canada stronger.
Ambassador Bridge owners, mayoral candidate file suits to stop New International Trade Crossing.
This month marks an unprecedented time in the history of the Detroit City Council.
Council President Pro-tem Gary Brown shares his thoughts on the state's financial takeover.
State Board of Education President, John Austin talks about WSU Board voting 6-2 in favor of contract amid threats of state funding cuts.
WDET's J. Carlisle Larsen caught up with Michigan Economic Development Corporation President Michael Finney at the Governor's Economic Summit.
Governor Rick Snyder is holding his first annual Governor's Economic Summit in Detroit this week. WDET's J. Carlisle Larsen sat down with the Governor to talk Michigan's economy.
MSU economist says Pittsburgh isn't necessarily a good comparison.
Governor Rick Snyder and newly announced Detroit Emergency Financial Manager Kevyn Orr discuss the plan for turning around Detroit's finances with Craig Fahle.
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is rejecting an appeal by officials in Detroit to forestall the appointment of an emergency financial manager and instead putting bankruptcy expert Kevyn Orr in charge of the city's fiscal matters.
Governor Snyder announced Kevyn Orr as his recommendation for Emergency Financial Manager for Detroit. Listen to his news conference and Detroiter's reactions to his decision.
Mark Hackel says Detroit's problems affect entire region.
State officials defended a review team’s report that Detroit is nearly broke and has no workable plan to fix the fiscal situation.
Representatives of the Detroit City Council Tuesday officially appealed the state’s finding that there is a financial emergency in the city so dire that it requires the state to take control.
Representatives of the Detroit City Council made their official pitch today to stop the state from appointing an emergency financial manager for the city.
Republicans in Lansing face pressure not to work with feds on mandated comparison-shopping web site.
Members of the Detroit City Council say they plan to appeal Governor Rick Snyder’s decision that the city’s financial situation is so dire the state must step in.
The Detroit City Council is fighting the state’s efforts to take control of the city’s finances. But Mayor Dave Bing says it's a fight the city can't win.
Detroit City Council moves ahead with appeal of financial emergency declaration without Mayor Bing.
L. Brooks Patterson adds his perspective on the governor's plan to name an emergency financial manager for Detroit.
Governor Rick Snyder held a town hall meeting in Detroit today to announce that the city is facing an unprecedented financial crisis. The state could appoint an Emergency Financial Manager within the month to address the ongoing cash problems. WDET’s Laura Weber-Davis attended the meeting at Wayne State. She spoke with WDET’s Travis Wright about the Governor’s announcement.
Pontiac’s Emergency Financial Manager Lou Schimmel tells WDET’s Travis Wright that transitioning to the position presents a unique set of challenges.
Gov. Snyder appoints David Viviano of Macomb County to the high court.
Governor Snyder is weighing whether to take control of Detroit’s finances. But some members of the union representing the largest number of city workers believe the Governor will seek another consent agreement with Detroit officials.
Governor Rick Snyder is weighing whether to appoint an emergency financial manager for Detroit. And the head of a group representing business leaders in Detroit says that move might be the best thing to erase the city’s massive budget deficit.
Snyder briefed reporters in Detroit Thursday afternoon on the city's 327 million dollar budget deficit, as well as billions of dollars in long-term debt.
WDET's conversation with Councilmember Saunteel Jenkins after a review team finds a financial emergency exists in the city.
A state review team finds that Detroit is in a financial emergency that city officials cannot fix on their own.
Governor Rick Snyder is waiting to hear from candidates for emergency manager of Detroit. This morning, Craig talks with Nolan Finley, Editorial Page Editor for the Detroit News, about the appointment of an emergency manager.
His budget calls for higher fuel taxes and vehicles fees to fix roads, expanding Medicaid, and more early childhood funding.
Officials with Governor Rick Snyder’s administration say they are withdrawing the offer to lease Detroit’s Belle Isle and turn it into a state park.
Secretary of State says lawmakers should pursue other funding avenues before asking drivers to pay more.
A conversation with CAW president Ken Lewenza
Lawsuits may be next step in fight over compulsory union membership.
Marick Masters is the director of Labor@Wayne.
Union leader responds to new "right to work" legislation in the state Legislature.
State warns it will begin review process within days.
Lawmakers could scrap online registry that helped police find a suspect in the shootings aimed at drivers in Oakland County.
Gov. Rick Snyder proposed new energy and environmental regulation standards in a special message Wednesday, and the environmental community joins Craig to discuss the proposals, which could include controversial hydraulic fracturing procedures for natural gas development.
State lawmakers debate ending personal property tax on business, and replacing its revenues.
Ottawa pleased with rejection of Proposal 6, not deterred by lawsuit threats.
The U.S. Transportation Secretary says a regional transit authority for Metro Detroit is very close to completion – but the Michigan legislature has to approve the plan before the federal government will help fund it.
Craig speaks with Governor Snyder about his positions on this election's ballot proposals.
The Detroit City Council is blasting a proposal for the state to lease Belle Isle.
Detroit’s Belle Isle will become a state park under an agreement reached between Mayor Dave Bing and Governor Rick Snyder.
New hires have to set up savings accounts for health coverage after they retire.
Sarah Early is chair of the non-profit Belle Isle Conservancy. She tells WDET’s Travis Wright that a long-term lease of Belle Isle to the state is in the works, and adds she’s disappointed by council’s vote today to ask Mayor Bing to maintain ownership of the park.
Reverend Michael Owens, President of The Council of Baptist Pastors, speaks with WDET's Jerome Vaughn about their meeting with the Governor today.
Multiple sources are reporting that Governor Rick Snyder has reached a deal with Canadian officials to build a long-awaited second bridge crossing between Detroit and Windsor.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder speaks with Craig about state issues and his priorities at the Mackinac Policy Conference.
At the revenue estimating conference last week economists said a small windfall in tax revenue is due mostly to auto sales. Will the call for economic diversification fall flat now that the autos are rebounding?
Gov. Snyder seeks $15M to create opportunities for ex-cons, at-risk youth, and unemployed veterans.
Governor Snyder says Detroit's consent agreement needs to go forward despite a challenge from the city's law department.
Robert Fowler of the Small Business Association of Michigan talks about how proposed legislation from the Capitol could help Michigan businesses.
The debate over who might build a second crossing took a new twist recently when the owners of the Ambassador Bridge launched a petition drive for a ballot referendum on the issue.
There are several active petition drives in the state this year, as activist groups try to get their causes before voters on the November ballot.
Two pieces of legislation could breathe new life into the State Fairgrounds in Detroit.
Governor Synder joins Craig to discuss the accepted consent agreement.
The City Council has agreed to the consent agreement and now the restructuring begins. Craig begins to dive into the details of the agreement and explore what can be expected in the near future.
Council Member Saunteel Jenkins joins WDET to speak about the ongoing financial review process.
WDET gets an update on the consent decree.
Governor Rick Snyder told a crowd of more than 100 at a Detroit town hall meeting he has no intention of “taking over” the city.
As Detroit seeks answers to its financial crisis, WDET is teaming up with Channel 7 (WXYZ-TV) to present a face to face conversation between two of the key players working to find a solution. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Detroit Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis will meet for a live interactive town hall meeting at WXYZ's studios, Thursday at 7pm and we'll simulcast the meeting.
The newest developments in the City's future have been slated and Craig breaks it down.
Governor Synder phones-in from Europe to discuss the latest on the consent agreement and update WDET on his progress abroad.
Craig speaks with Governor Snyder about the consent agreement pending with the City of Detroit.
Craig explores the consent agreement between the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan with Senior Research Associate for Citizens Research Council Betty Buss, WDET's own Quinn Klinefelter, the Michigan Treasury's Terry Stanton, and City Councilmen Andre Spivey and Charles Pugh. Listeners call in with their take on the situation.
Detroit Council President pro-tem Gary Brown says the proposal is flawed, but has some merit.
Officials in financially-troubled Detroit are weighing a deal that would give the state of Michigan significant control over the city.
Craig speaks with the Governor about his public safety message.
Rick Pluta, of the Michigan Public Radio Network, joins Craig to discuss Governor Rick Snyder's new budget outline.
Governor Rick Snyder is presenting his state budget proposal at a time when Michigan has a rare surplus of funding.
Senior Editor of the Michigan Chronicle Bankole Thompson joins the Craig Fahle Show for their weekly political discussion. This week: Bankole and Craig further explore and discuss Bankole's article about the possible closing of youth centers in Detroit.
Governor Rick Snyder told the annual meeting of the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau that people in the state – including the tourism industry – need to be more “relentlessly positive.”
State of the State reactions continue, as Craig speaks with this segment's Christina Kuo, Senior Director of Public Policy and Public Affairs for the Michigan Nonprofit Association.
Lyke Thompson is the director of Wayne State University's Center for Urban Studies. He joins Craig to offer his perspective on the topics discussed in Governor Snyder's State of the State address on the direction of Michigan in the 2012 year.
Congressman Hansen Clarke reacts to last night's State of the State address and Governor Rick Snyder's proposed direction of Michigan for 2012.
Governor Rick Snyder has given his State of the State address, in which he told Michiganians how he sees the state's progression and what people can expect for its direction in 2012. The Michigan Municipal League's Anthony Minghine joins Craig to react to what the governor had to say.
The speech focused on his administration’s successes over the past year and challenges for the year to come.
Governor Rick Snyder delivered his second State of the State address Wednesday night. He spent most of the speech reviewing the accomplishments of the last year -- and setting goals for 2012. Here are his remarks.
Governor Rick Snyder will give his State of the State address tonight. Craig takes listeners' calls in a preview to the event.
Governor Rick Snyder has signed the measure that will allow the Republican-led Oakland County Board of Commissioners to re-draw its district map.
A group of Detroit labor, clergy and elected officials concerned about a state appointed Emergency Financial Manager are joining an effort to end the practice through a ballot initiative. WDET’s Rob St. Mary spoke to Brandon Jessup – Chairman and CEO of “Michigan Forward”, an urban public policy think tank, who is leading the petition effort.
Governor Rick Snyder has announced that a review of the City of Detroit's finances will take place. This is the first step of the emergency manager process. Mayor Dave Bing held a press conference last night in response to this announcement. Today on the Craig Fahle show, the details of the announcements are discussed.
Mayor Dave Bing says he and other city officials do not want an Emergency Financial Manager in Detroit.
Former Michigan State Superintendent of Schools Thomas Watkins visits the studio to talk to Craig about the governor's trip to China.
Governor Rick Snyder joins Craig to discuss his initiative to improve the health of Michigan citizens, and promote the status of health and wellness in Michigan.
Some welfare rights advocates say Michigan's new welfare cash assistance limits are the strictest in the country.
Governor Snyder made his endorsement at a news conference in Southfield.
Michigan is creating a new statewide school district that will be in charge of the lowest-performing schools. The effort is beginning with 39 schools in Detroit.
Back hoes and bulldozers are now crashing through the walls of old Cass Tech High School. The demolition company is charging taxpayers $3 million. Since the 1950’s, Michigan politicians have demolished parts of their cities. They promised renaissance would follow. Michigan Now’s Chris McCarus reports that the newest political stars are doing what their predecessors did.
Governor Snyder, fresh off a series of legislative victories, is pushing hard for the construction of a new government-backed bridge between Canada and the US.
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