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April 20, 2011

Michigan Pension Boards Sue Governor Rick Snyder over New Law 
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has been sued by two of the state’s pensions
boards over a new law permitting state-appointed financial managers
emergency powers to terminate employee contracts and suspend collective
bargaining. Emergency managers in Michigan are currently running the
cities of Pontiac, Ecorse and Benton Harbor, as well as a number of
Detroit schools. The General Retirement System of the City of Detroit
and the Police and Fire Retirement System filed a complaint against the
law in a federal court in Detroit.



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