Koch Brothers
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Author: Daily Kos
16 Apr 2011
And so it begins. Emergency Financial Mgr. fires entire government of Benton Harbor, MI.
As you probably know, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder recently signed legislation passed by the Republican-dominated House and Senate that gives State-appointed Emergency Financial Managers (EFMs) historically broad and sweeping powers. These new powers allow the EFM to cancel or modify contracts (including with unions) and even to fire the municipality's government