Webinar on Emergency Management

This webinar discusses the Michigan Emergency Law (EM law) passed in 2011. It is considered the most aggressive attempt by a state to modify and reign in local democracy in an attempt to solve a serious fiscal crisis.  Most states take an approach where local officials are required to undertake certain actions in order to benefit from state support.

Other states insert a financial control board which has the power to oversee city operations and potentially veto certain local decisions.  Few states have implemented an approach that completely removes local decision making and local democracy.  The question arises as the justification for such extreme action. To read the full description, click here.

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