Grading the Michigan Legislature: Failed on roads, but not on Detroit | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:"Detroit: A
It’d be hard to overstate the sheer shock value of the debate and voting over the grand bargain legislation that will send nearly $200 million to help Detroit out of bankruptcy and shore up its underfunded pensions.
Leadership in both the House and Senate worked brilliantly to overcome fears of voter backlash and the provincialism that had created two Michigans — Detroit and everyone else. The overwhelming passage of the bills has implications, not just for the grand bargain, but for the prospect of a more cooperative Detroit-Lansing relationship going forward.
Detroit will need even more support to get back on its feet after the bankruptcy. The goal, a thriving urban locus in southeast Michigan, will require a series of investments to counter both the disinvestment that has characterized the city’s relationship with the state and the prolonged decay that has brought the city so low. Legislators passed the grand bargain saying they were proud to “stand with Detroit” in its hour of most dire need.
They’ll need to stay standing, even as the city emerges to a place where rebirth is really on the agenda — and possible."
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