By Rick Pluta
Governor Rick Snyder is defending Michigan's local emergency manager against charges from critics that state takeovers are racially motivated. Protestors are marching on the governor's personal residence Monday. Many of them are calling for the law to be repealed.
Governor Snyder said it's easy to see why the four cities and one school district being run by emergency managers were taken over. They all lost population at an alarming pace, which undermined their finances.
"There's nothing to do with race."
The governor said the goal now is to fix the cities so they can offer the services that will make people want to live in them.
"It shouldn't just be about how you cut things. It's really about how you create financial stability so we can grow these cities. We want thriving cities and good school districts."
The governor said he wants to focus on fixing the "three evils" identified by civil rights leader Martin Luther King: poverty, racism, and violence. He said improving the state's economy is a critical part of the answer to all three problems.
Copyright 2010, MPRN
Governor Rick Snyder is defending Michigan's local emergency manager against charges from critics that state takeovers are racially motivated. Protestors are marching on the governor's personal residence Monday. Many of them are calling for the law to be repealed.
Governor Snyder said it's easy to see why the four cities and one school district being run by emergency managers were taken over. They all lost population at an alarming pace, which undermined their finances.
"There's nothing to do with race."
The governor said the goal now is to fix the cities so they can offer the services that will make people want to live in them.
"It shouldn't just be about how you cut things. It's really about how you create financial stability so we can grow these cities. We want thriving cities and good school districts."
The governor said he wants to focus on fixing the "three evils" identified by civil rights leader Martin Luther King: poverty, racism, and violence. He said improving the state's economy is a critical part of the answer to all three problems.
Copyright 2010, MPRN