Archive: Agreements & Deals
The 9th Plan of Adjustment: a draft is filed
To reflect its settlement with bond insurer Financial Guaranty Insurance Co., the city of Detroit filed an updated Plan...
By Sandra Svoboda in Bankruptcy Court, DWSD, Pensions, WDETFrom Lansing: New Detroit watchdog-ish group meets
The authority that will oversee the disbursement of $195 million of state money to Detroit's pension funds if the...
By Sandra Svoboda in From Lansing, Pensions, WDETOn WDET: UN reps heading to Detroit over water issues
The United Nations is sending representatives to Detroit to hear concerns over the city shutting off water service to...
By Sandra Svoboda in DWSD, National attention, WDETIn Bridge: Individual objectors in bankruptcy court
Most were retired Detroit workers. A few have law degrees. One is a former city councilwoman. They’re 15 “pro...
Day 19: Detroit’s Bankruptcy Trial
It's fewer attorneys and more pensioners today in bankruptcy court. Judge Steven Rhodes has scheduled several "pro se" objectors...
Q: Who are bankruptcy’s Pro Se Objectors? A: Real people
As part of the bankruptcy trial, Judge Steven Rhodes is including a handful of individual objectors – people who...
A Retiree’s View of Bankruptcy: Previewing her testimony in court
Retiree Gloria Williams is the former director of elections for the city of Detroit. She filed this objection in...
From a Pro Se Objector: A preview of bankruptcy case testimony
Steven Wojtowicz retired from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department after 31 years of work. He’s one of the...
What They Said: Bankruptcy in the governor candidates’ town hall
About 20 minutes in to the town hall face off last night, moderator Stephen Henderson, Detroit Free Press Editorial...
On Michigan Radio: The art of appraising
All through the Detroit bankruptcy trial, the spotlight has been fixed on the Detroit Institute of Arts, as the...
By Sandra Svoboda in Bankruptcy Court, DIA, DJC, Michigan RadioCouncil Member Mary Sheffield on her “no” vote on the water authority
Calling it the "most challenging vote" during her time on the Detroit City Council, Mary Sheffield explains her opposition...
By New Michigan Media in DJC, DWSD, New Michigan MediaJack Lessenberry says…
Just because bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes refused to halt water shutoffs doesn't mean he's not sympathetic to those who...
By Michigan Radio in Bankruptcy Court, DJC, DWSD, Michigan Radio