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Stockton, Vallejo warn Detroit: You ain’t seen nothin’ yet

Stockton, Vallejo warn Detroit: You ain’t seen nothin’ yet

STOCKTON, Calif. – Here in Stockton, the standard postcards show a palm-lined City Center, without revealing that under those palm trees, the homeless sometimes outnumber the homed. They present a charming city-funded marina, without the context [...]

In Vallejo, residents rally to protect themselves

In Vallejo, residents rally to protect themselves

VALLEJO, Calif. – The break-ins and the squatters in her middle-class neighborhood were bad enough. But when prostitutes began offering – and performing – services in front of Ann Smith’s home, she’d had enough. “We were [...]

Bridge and Detroit Free Press partner for ‘A Better Michigan’

Bridge and Detroit Free Press partner for ‘A Better Michigan’

By Stephen Henderson/Detroit Free Press Editorial Page Editor When Michigan voters said “no way” to fixing Michigan’s awful and unfair school finance structure in 1993, no one I knew was more crushed than legendary Free Press [...]

Best, worst of Michigan communities’ fiscal ratings

Best, worst of Michigan communities’ fiscal ratings

David Hollister knows a bit about how public budgets work. He served as mayor of Lansing for a decade. Before that, he served two decades in the Michigan House, representing Lansing. And he says, “We need [...]

New rankings find fiscal troubles for city halls across Michigan

New rankings find fiscal troubles for city halls across Michigan

While the financial problems of Detroit have captured the headlines this spring, a new analysis released today on government finance finds that dozens of Michigan communities may be on a course for crisis. According to Munetrix, [...]

Guest commentary: In Detroit, put the value of early learning to work for all children

Guest commentary: In Detroit, put the value of early learning to work for all children

By Katherine Foran/Excellent Schools Detroit “We are consumed by issues of remediation,” Dan Varner, CEO of Excellent Schools Detroit, observed. We struggle with costly “fixes,” targeting academic failure, high dropout rates, unemployment, low wages, higher substance abuse [...]