Club 100: Over 100 Americans gave more than $100,000 to state political parties

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2002 — Political party organizations will never do business quite the same way again. ...

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"… fson – $116,020Gustafson is chairwoman and CEO of Hubert Distributors, a Pontiac, Mich., beer distributorship. In the 1980s, she became the first woman to …"

Energy's risky $1 billion bet on two politically-connected electric car builders

By Ronnie Greene, Matthew Mosk and Brian Ross

Two politically connected firms get $1 billion in federal loans to build electric cars

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"… rst vehicle, the flashy Fisker Karma. Engineering work would take place in Pontiac, Mich., with support from the company headquarters in Irvine, Calif.— an …"

Another green energy company stumbles: Fisker announces layoffs

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

Electric car maker Fisker lays off workers, while asking the federal government for continued support

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"… omplete its first vehicle, the Karma. Engineering work would take place in Pontiac, Mich., with support from the company headquarters in Irvine, Calif. — a …"

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Michigan's budget crisis puts democracy on the chopping block

By Paul Abowd

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

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"… laws,” said Tova Perlmutter, director of the law center. …"

"… d dismiss elected officials. Michigan cities Benton Harbor, Ecorse, Flint, Pontiac, and two school districts are under emergency management. Detroit, the sta …"

"… ere a budget measure overturns the democratic vote.”Fallout in the citiesPontiac’s Emergency Manager Louis Schimmel privatized city hall, hiring Mayor Le …"

"… ity Council was not so lucky.Neither were the police and fire departments. Pontiac is now patrolled by the county Sheriff, and nearby Waterford Township will …"

ALEC anti-union push includes key players from Michigan, Arizona think tanks

By Paul Abowd

Goldwater Institute, Mackinac Center sponsored model bills at Charlotte summit

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"… sk Force Summit in Charlotte.The Arizona-based Goldwater Institute and the Michigan-based Mackinac Center between them successfully shepherded five model bill …"

"… als from taking paid leave from public sector jobs to perform union duties.Michigan’s Mackinac Center sent labor policy analyst Paul Kersey to introduce thr …"

"… uce three more bills targeting unions. One of those model bills is already Michigan law, requiring public sector unions to make audits of their financial acti …"

"… s conference last weekend, some of them were sponsored in the Arizona and Michigan legislatures by ALEC members.“Arizona is a petri dish for extreme legisl …"

National unions and Chamber of Commerce face off in Michigan

By Paul Abowd

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

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"… r emergency managers in the wake of the decision. Members of the Flint and Pontiac city councils and the Detroit school board held meetings and attempted to …"

"… that older law.Snyder’s administration quickly re-appointed managers in Pontiac, Ecorse and Benton Harbor, and appointed a new manager in Flint, all with …"

"… rs under the state’s older emergency law. The move came amid protests in Pontiac, Flint, and Detroit.Detroit’s elected school board has resumed meetings, …"

"… class size limits dramatically, and kept a 10 percent pay cut in place.The Pontiac City Council voted in late August to dismiss emergency manager Louis Schim …"