U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke has a crazy plan to save Michigan’s largest city. Or, I should say, he has a plan that seems that way until one realizes every non-crazy idea for saving Detroit has been either tried already, or dismissed as politically impossible.
To some people, Clarke’s plan still might seem to be a little bit “out there,” even considering all that. But, crazy or not, Clarke’s bold proposal is getting some serious traction and picking up support from both sides of the aisle.
The centerpiece of Clarke’s proposal is something he calls a Detroit ...
U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke, a Detroit Democrat who represents the five Pointes, held a town hall forum at Grosse Pointe South Wednesday and continued to call for a “federal trust fund” for his beleaguered city.
The plan, which Clarke said has 30 supporters in the House of Representatives, would divert all federal income tax paid by Detroiters away from Washington and into a fund that could be used to lower the debt burden of boththe city and Detroit Public Schools.
“This is not about Detroit, this is about creating jobs and building manufacturing opportunities all across this ...
Can lessening the amount of student loan debt really help to stimulate the economy?It's a billion-dollar question -- maybe a trillion-dollar one -- that several lawmakers think they have the answer to. Last week, President Obama put forth an initiative that would allow some federal student loan borrowers to lower their payments or consolidate their loans.U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-Detroit) had been pushing for more attention to the amount of student loan debt millions of Americans carry. When Obama visited Detroit on Labor Day, Clarke told the thousands in attendance that he had met with Obama ...
