The Grand Bargain’s Architect: Judge Gerald Rosen
When he was appointed lead mediator in Detroit's bankruptcy case, Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen sat down and looked...
The Grand Bargain’s Architect: Judge Gerald Rosen
When he was appointed lead mediator in Detroit's bankruptcy case, Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen sat down and looked...
For Detroit Retirees, Bankruptcy Still Part of Daily Life
For City of Detroit retirees, the changes brought by bankruptcy are measured in the cuts they’ve taken to monthly pension...
Voices of Pensioners: A Year After Bankruptcy
For City of Detroit retirees, the changes made by the bankruptcy case are measured in the cuts they’ve taken to...
The Art of Bankruptcy and What Role the DIA Played in the Case
In 2012, voters in three southeast Michigan counties passed a millage to provide long-term regional support for the Detroit Institute...
Judging the Bankruptcy, One Year Later
Within several weeks of the conclusion of Detroit's bankruptcy case, the presiding judge, Steven Rhodes, retired. He had been scheduled...
The Detroit Bankruptcy and the Regional Water Authority
By Sarah Cwiek Michigan Radio, the Detroit Journalism Cooperative Detroit’s bankruptcy case produced the Great Lakes Water Authority, a new...
Study: Uncollected Property Tax, High Rates Holding Detroit Back
Uncollected property taxes, a poor assessment system and high tax rates are hindering Detroit’s comeback, according to a new report...
Response Times: If You Don’t Like The Numbers, Change the Definition
JJ/Creative Commons As part of WDET’s new series - Detroit Bankruptcy: One Year Later - Sandra Svoboda spoke with Bridge...
The Detroit Today Conversation about “Detroit Bankruptcy: One Year Later”
The Detroit Bankruptcy ruling is a year old, and WDET’s News Director Jerome Vaughn and Special Assignment Manager Sandra...
The Story of Detroit’s Bankruptcy: A “Takeover” or an Inevitable Financial Crisis?
Detroit is approaching its one-year anniversary of emerging from the nation’s largest-ever municipal bankruptcy, and the city has changed. Perhaps...
City’s Finances, Leadership Culture Changed by Bankruptcy
Irvin Corley Jr. spent the past half-century providing an independent analysis of Detroit’s finances for the City Council. Quinn Klinefelter...