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Detroit Mayor Dave Bing (left), with state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr, said Sunday, "There are over 100 major urban cities that are having the same problems we're having. We may be one of the first. We are the largest, but we absolutely will not be the last." (Associated Press)

Detroit’s mayor sees other cities facing bankruptcy

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, asked the state's Supreme Court for an advisory opinion on the right-to-work law, but the justices declined to weigh in. Supporters say the reluctance is not an indication of how the court will eventually rule. (Associated Press)

Unions wage legal fight against Michigan’s right-to-work law

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by Jones Day shows attorney Kevyn Orr. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced March 14, 2013 that Orr, a bankruptcy expert who represented automaker Chrysler LLC during its successful restructuring, has been named Detroit's emergency manager. (Associated Press)

Nominee: Detroit fix ‘Olympics of restructuring’

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Census report: 1 in 3 counties are dying

By Hope Yen - The Washington Times - The Washington Times

**FILE** Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder addresses Detroit Regional Chamber members in Detroit on Feb. 11, 2013. (Associated Press)

Mich. governor declares financial emergency in Detroit

By Corey Williams - The Washington Times

**FILE** Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder addresses Detroit Regional Chamber members in Detroit on Feb. 11, 2013. (Associated Press)

Detroit in financial emergency, review team says

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

"Each state has its own unique needs. We have different budgets and revenue streams," said Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin. (Associated Press)

GOP governors warily OK expanding Medicaid

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder

Mich. governor signs on for Obama’s Medicaid expansion

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

**FILE** Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 28, 2012. (Associated Press)

GOP eyes new election laws

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Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

SHERSTAD: Michigan H.B. 5711 regulates abortion industry

By Pamela Sherstad

**FILE** Pro-life advocates march past the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 as part of the March for Life. The group rallied at the National Mall and marched to the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes that Roe v. Wade will be overturned. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Abortion fights heating up as Roe v. Wade turns 40

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Nov. 21, 2012 photo, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing gives a news conference on the city's budget shortfall. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Ricardo Thomas)

Detroit nears deadline from state over finances

By Andrea Billups - The Washington Times

Illustration: Union by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

BUSH: Right-to-work victory in Michigan

By Jeb Bush - The Washington Times

Protesters gather for a rally in the Capitol Rotunda in Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. The crowd is demonstrating against legislation that could make Michigan the 24th state with a right-to-work law. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Right-to-work debate heats up ahead of Michigan vote

By Jeff Karoub and John Flesher - Associated Press

Demonstrators gather for a rally in the rotunda at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., on Dec. 11, 2012, to protest right-to-work legislation passed the previous week. (Associated Press)

Unions vow to fight Michigan right-to-work law

By Andrea Billups - The Washington Times

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign his state’s right-to-work law this week. After Indiana became the Midwest’s first right-to-work state, it gained about 43,000 jobs and Michigan lost 7,300. (Associated Press)

Indiana’s move pushed Michigan on right-to-work

By Andrea Billups - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks to workers about the economy during a Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, visit to the Daimler Detroit Diesel plant in Redford, Mich. (Associated Press)

Obama wades into labor fight on Michigan swing

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Union demonstrators protest pending right-to-work legislation Friday outside the state office building where Gov. Rick Snyder’s office is located in Lansing, Mich. Michigan is poised to become the 24th state with a right-to-work law. (Associated Press)

Michigan’s governor sides with right to work

By Andrea Billups - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Senate Minority leader Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing, speaks to supporters Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 5, 2012 at the Capitol in Lansing, Mich., on "Right To Work" legislation. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Dale G. Young)

Dems look to Obama to punish Michigan over labor vote

By Andrea Billups - The Washington Times

Union workers hold up signs during a rally outside the Capitol in Lansing, Mich., on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, as Republican lawmakers introduced right-to-work legislation in the waning days of the legislative session. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Police spray pro-union protesters in Michigan Capitol

By Jeff Karoub and John Flesher - Associated Press