Republicans Favor Less Government Except in Distressed Cities
via Bloomberg News
“The Republican refrain is that the best government is a small government, and that it shouldn’t meddle in local affairs. Except when cities in Republican-ruled states are in trouble.
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is pushing for a takeover of the Chicago school system, which is hemorrhaging cash, and his counterpart in New Jersey, Chris Christie, just reached a deal with a top-ranking Democratic legislator to give Trenton more control over Atlantic City, which could be out of money as soon as April.
In Michigan, Rick Snyder was ahead of them: he signed a law in 2012 expanding the authority of state-appointed emergency managers who called the shots in several cities, including Flint, where the water system is contaminated.”
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