Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Detroit consent agreement

  • Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis plans to introduce a resolution to Detroit City Council Tuesday morning that would call for the body to approve a financial consent agreement with the state.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis is calling on the Detroit City Council to vote this morning on a consent agreement negotiated with the state, but several legal challenges threaten to derail the process. A consent agreement would eliminate Michigan Gov.
  • (MLive.com)
  • The latest draft of a possible financial consent agreement between the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan includes some changes urged by City Council members.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • DETROIT (AP) — A judge has issued a temporary order to block a state-appointed team reviewing Detroits finances from meeting Tuesday. The panel was expected to vote on a proposed consent agreement.
  • (NPR News)
  • is to resume a hearing Tuesday on a bid by unions to prevent the state of Michigan and city of Detroit from signing a consent agreement.
  • (Detroit Free Press)
  • State officials had hoped Monday would be the day the Detroit City Council finally approved a consent agreement with the state.
  • (NPR News)
  • The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is asking a U.S. District Court judge to stop the city of Detroit and the state from signing a consent agreement or financial stability agreement.
  • (Crain's Detroit Business)
  • Rick Snyder and the financial review team to lift an earlier order keeping them from moving ahead with a consent agreement with Detroit city officials.
  • (Yahoo Finance)
  • Davis, a Highland Park School Board member, filed lawsuits to prevent the state and the city of Detroit from entering into a consent agreement. Those lawsuits were smacked down by the Michigan Court of Appeals.
  • (ClickOnDetroit.com)
  • The state review board has certified that Detroit is a hot mess. This started the legal process for Governor Rick Snyder to seek either a consent agreement between the city and state or to impose an emergency manager.
  • (favstocks.com)

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