Michigan's budget crisis puts democracy on the chopping block

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Michigan's emergency manager law grants sweeping powers to unelected officials

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Excerpts from this story referencing "Louis Schimmel":

"… the democratic vote.”Fallout in the citiesPontiac’s Emergency Manager Louis Schimmel privatized city hall, hiring Mayor Leon Jukowski (who had been fired by a …"

"… which Williams says are routinely packed with angry residents.Mackinac planLouis Schimmel brings to the Pontiac job years of experience as an associate of Michigan …"

National unions and Chamber of Commerce face off in Michigan

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Michigan’s emergency manager law, and labor’s future, up for a vote

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Report: Campaign law changes hasten power imbalance between rich, poor

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Report suggests OSHA safeguard contingent workers

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Warehouse worker lawsuit targets Walmart

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Excerpts from this story referencing "Louis Schimmel":

"… The Pontiac City Council voted in late August to dismiss emergency manager Louis Schimmel, overriding a veto by Mayor Leon Jukowski. Schimmel, a former advisor …"