Detroit is placed under state control in Olympic restructuring
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder appoints Kevyn Orr as emergency financial manager to take over Detroit's finances. Orr pledges to avoid bankruptcy while gaining power to renegotiate contracts and privatize services. Nationwide attention surrounds Detroit's crisis amid poverty, debt, and corruption cases including Kwame Kilpatrick's conviction.
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Linn County budget raises homeowners taxes about 4 percent
Linn County supervisors approve a fiscal year budget boosting homeowners property tax by about 4 percent while county employee pay rises range from 2.25 to 3 percent. Supervisors plus top officials gain roughly 3 percent, with a 25 percent higher pay for the five-member board sparked by redefining their time as full time.
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