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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The Flint City Council will resume monthly meetings for the first time since the state's new emergency manager law took effect last month.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  It’s happened before. Flint’s mayor and city council members are not getting paid after the state’s new emergency financial manager law, Public Act 436, took effect at the end of March.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Public Act 436 was signed into law last December and replaces Public Act 72.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  Winter weather is making it difficult for legislators to return to Lansing.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  The Republican-led Michigan Senate has approved a replacement for an emergency manager law struck down by voters in the November election.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  The state House has approved a proposed replacement for an emergency manager law championed by Gov. Rick Snyder but struck down by Michigan voters in the November election.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  A familiar face will be returning to Flint to handle the duties of emergency financial manager.  Ed Kurtz, who served as Flint's emergency manager when the city went into receivership in 2002, will take over for Mike Brown, who is no longer eligible for the office.

Friday, August 03, 2012  The Michigan Supreme Court says a referendum on the state's emergency manager law will appear on the November ballot.

Friday, July 13, 2012  If a referendum is passed by the Michigan Supreme Court, Mike Brown would be removed from office.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  UPDATE: Check out some raw uncut speeches from Flint residents speaking out at the town hall meeting.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  Opponents of the effort to overturn Michigan's emergency manager law say petitions supporting the repeal effort are flawed.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Opponents of Michigan's emergency manager law are using court challenges as a way to weaken its effect until state elections officials decide if a measure repealing the law should go on the November ballot.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  Signatures could mean suspension of EM law

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Supporters say it's a state-elected solution to a locally-elected failure