Drill baby, drill!---------Oil and gas exploration on rise in metro Detroit

Oil and gas exploration on rise in metro Detroit | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Lease deals for landowners' mineral rights and permits to drill new oil wells are both on the rise in metro Detroit.
But as new pumps begin to dot the landscape in communities like Shelby Township and Scio Township, the out-state portion of Michigan's oil and gas exploration industry is largely lackluster.
The shift is best documented by trends with state permits.
Oil and gas exploration company executives and state regulatory officials say permit requests to drill new wells have been moving over the past two years toward Southeast Michigan.
The Detroit area has yielded modest oil deposits at relatively shallow depths, making them cheap to drill and easier to spot with new seismic imaging technology.
Exploration companies have obtained 20 permits for wells in the five-county region of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston so far in 2014, out of 86 total drilling permits statewide, according to data from the state Office of Oil, Gas and Minerals, a division of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
The same five-county region accounted for 29 total permits in all of 2013, out of 205 permits issued statewide.
...West Bay obtained a permit earlier this month for Scio Township, despite opposition from nearby residents and a letter in May from three state legislators asking DEQ to reject it. It also gained another permit in June for a site in western Shelby Township, not long after a lease deal in nearby Rochester Hills drew a lawsuit against Jordan and the city by a nonprofit citizens group in May. ."

Found This Random City On Google Maps And Found This Unknown Secret That’s Beyond Words

Found This Random City On Google Maps And Found This Unknown Secret That’s Beyond Words | World Truth.TV:
This city was designed by artist and architect Vincenzo Scamozzi. Palmanova is probably the most perfect city on the planet.
Designed strategically, for defense, and one of the most interesting cities you will ever visit.
Palmanova is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, close to the border with Slovenia.
The entire town of Palmanova is famous for its concentric citadel or fortress plan and structure, called a star fort, imitated in the Modern era by numerous military architects.
It consists of three rings, which were built in stages.
First circle with a circumference of 7 km were built in 1593, its construction took 30 years.
The second phase of construction took place between 1658-1690. Between 1806 and 1813 were performed last works. 
The fortress consists of: 9 ravelins, 9 bastions, 9 lunettes, 18 cavaliers.
American professor Edward Wallace Muir Jr. said on Palmanova:
“The humanist theorists of the ideal city designed numerous planned cities that look intriguing on paper but were not especially successful as livable spaces. 
Along the northeastern frontier of their mainland empire, the Venetians began to build in 1593 the best example of a Renaissance planned town: Palmanova, a fortress city designed to defend against attacks from the Ottomans in Bosnia.
Built ex nihilo according to humanist and military specifications, Palmanova was supposed to be inhabited by self-sustaining merchants, craftsmen, and farmers.

However, despite the pristine conditions and elegant layout of the new city, no one chose to move there, and by 1622 Venice was forced to pardon criminals and offer them free building lots and materials if they would agree to settle the town.
Thus began the forced settlement of this magnificent planned space, which remains lifeless to this day and is visited only by curious scholars of Renaissance cities and bored soldiers who are still posted there to guard the Italian frontier.”

When Black Education Charity Takes Funds from Conservatives, Guess How a Public Sector Union Reacts?

When Black Education Charity Takes Funds from Conservatives, Guess How a Public Sector Union Reacts?
The United Negro College Fund, whose famous motto is, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste,” recently accepted a $25 million grant from the Koch brothers.

In case you don’t listen to the Democrat’s Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Koch brothers are the “infamous” billionaires who subvert democracy by funding numerous conservative causes and organizations. This has angered the largest government employee’s union in the country – AFSCME.
In fact, AFSCME has pulled all of its funding from UNCF and said it will no longer work with them. From Rare:

A powerful government workers’ union will end its support for the United Negro College Fund after the group accepted $25 million from the conservative powerhouse Koch brothers and the college fund’s president appeared at a Koch event.  In a letter made public Thursday, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees said it will no longer partner with or raise funds for the fund, known for its iconic motto, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”

AFSCME President Lee Saunders said the actions of the college fund’s president “are not only deeply hostile to the rights and dignity of public employees, but also a profound betrayal of the ideals of the civil rights movement.”

Since 2003, AFSCME has co-sponsored a scholarship with UNCF, giving away $50,000-$60,000 a year towards a scholarship. The Koch Brothers just gave more than four times what AFSCME has given over 11 years.

One obvious reason why liberal groups and unions like AFSCME give these gifts to minority charities is because they then demand their loyalty to the left’s political agenda. 
When AFSCME yanks funding from a charity that sponsors education for minorities, it makes obvious its intentions – not so much sponsoring education for blacks, but putting up appearances for PR reasons and attempting to control minorities for the left’s agenda.
When UNCF accepted the $25 million grant and its president accepted an invitation to speak at a Koch Brothers’ summit, he showed his disloyalty to thereal cause and therefore he and his organization have to be punished.
It has become clear that progressive groups are not so much interested in “democracy” and “equality” as they are abusing government to silence their opponents through such actions as campaign finance “reform,” which would muzzle business enterprises and conservative groups.
This agenda has become even more clear since the IRS announced it was considering officially targeting 501(c)4s which are predominately conservative. This would only serve to codify the blatant political suppression at the heart of the IRS scandal.
If AFSCME was genuinely interested in educating black college students, they would welcome the Koch donation to the cause of educating minorities, while continuing their donations. Just who really are the tolerant ones?

TPNN Exclusive: School Board President Tells Michelle Obama ‘No!’

TPNN Exclusive: School Board President Tells Michelle Obama ‘No!’:
“Under some of the new guidelines,” Petfalski noted, “would limit the type of bread you could out there and the type of dressing and it would make these real popular food stations and lunches that a lot of our kids eat undoable because we wouldn’t be able to serve normal white bread; you would have to have certain types of grain and everything else.”

Why doesn't the Obama administration require employers provide this medical procedure for FREE?!!!!!-------Medical marijuana delivery services are on a roll

Medical marijuana delivery services are on a roll - Los Angeles Times:
"Brian Reichle couldn't have gotten a pepperoni pizza much faster.
Needing to replenish his stash of pot one recent afternoon, the Burbank resident dialed Speed Weed.
Within the hour, a driver arrived with a white paper bag carrying a gram of cannabis, 10 joints and a handful of pot-infused candies and cookies.
"They come to my house, and they're in and out," said Reichle, 39, a comedian who spends about $100 a week on medical marijuana.
"I shouldn't have to go to a store."
Once a small, word-of-mouth phenomenon, mobile marijuana businesses now number in the hundreds across Southern California. Nationwide, pot delivery services have nearly tripled in three years, from 877 to 2,617, according to Weedmaps, a Yelp-like online directory for pot businesses."

And the beat goes on.........Muskegon Heights man, 51, arrested in connection to shooting death of his girlfriend

Muskegon Heights man, 51, arrested in connection to shooting death of his girlfriend | MLive.com: "MUSKEGON, MI – A 51-year-old Muskegon Heights man has been arrested in connection with the alleged shooting death of his girlfriend Sandra Lynn Detty, who was found dead at a home on Hoyt Street on Friday, July 11, according to a Muskegon Heights police official."

10 Crazy Facts About Charles Manson

10 Crazy Facts About Charles Manson - Listverse
One day, while hitchhiking, a couple of Manson’s followers were picked up by Dennis Wilson, a member of the Beach Boys. Wilson was known to hang out on the fringes of the Los Angeles counterculture, looking for a good time. Taking the girls back to his beach house, they called Charlie, who showed up with drugs, his guitar, and a few more willing young women.

Wilson was fascinated by Charlie, as much for his Svengali skills as for the music he composed. He allowed the Family to live at the house for a while, even though things got a little too intense even for Wilson and he soon left to stay at another house he owned. But on one visit he brought over his friend, music producer Terry Melcher.

Melcher, producer of hits like the Byrds’ “Turn, Turn, Turn,” was genuine Hollywood royalty, the live-in boyfriend of actress Candice Bergen and the only son of screen legend Doris Day. Melcher was unimpressed by Charlie’s music, although he was mildly intrigued by the idea of making a documentary about Charlie, his tribe, and their whole weird scene. Melcher strung Manson along for a bit, then backed off completely when he started to suspect Charlie was more than a little unhinged.

Not long afterward, he and Bergen moved out of their house on 10050 Cielo Drive, and it was leased to Hollywood director Roman Polanski and his wife, Sharon Tate.

North Korea are in the World Cup Final and will play Portugal tomorrow night*

North Korea are in the World Cup Final and will play Portugal tomorrow night* | JOE.ie:

Rep. Gohmert: Obama Wants $67,912 for Every Illegal Alien Minor | CNS News

Rep. Gohmert: Obama Wants $67,912 for Every Illegal Alien Minor | CNS News:
"The United States has been invaded by about twice as many people as invaded France on D-Day," Rep. Gohmert tells MRCTV.
The congressman also blasted Pres. Obama for engaging in recreational indulgences like cards, golf, and billiards at times when the U.S. was in crisis:"

Texas GOP adds school choice to platform, some lawmakers resistant

Texas GOP adds school choice to platform, some lawmakers resistant - EAGnews.org powered by Education Action Group Foundation, Inc.:
"AUSTIN – The Texas Republican Party added support for private school choice to its platform after several legislative sessions in which Republican leaders refused to advance school choice bills.

The new platform says the Texas Republican Party advocates policies that “allow maximum freedom of choice in public, private, or parochial education for all children.”
The platform also denounces government regulation of private schools.
“Texas children can be forgotten in arguments over budgets and funding formulas, so it’s great to see that the Republican party chose to include school choice as a way to make sure that education policy is ‘child-centered,’” observed Michael Barba, an education researcher for the Texas Public Policy Foundation."

Obama Admin Repeatedly Told NYT’s Editor, “You’ll Have Blood on Your Hands If…” | Young Conservatives:

Obama Admin Repeatedly Told NYT’s Editor, “You’ll Have Blood on Your Hands If…”

Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson was recently profiled in The Daily Beast. She has covered news at the White House in Washington, D.C. for 22 years has reveals a shocking look inside the Obama administration.

Abramson: “I have heard Obama officials say more than once, ‘You will have blood on your hands if you publish this story,’” she said in a speech Wednesday at the Chautauqua Institution describing her perspective as a key player in the midst of some of the biggest stories of our time pitting press freedom against national security.

Owners of Trump Plaza casino expect it will close

My Way News - Owners of Trump Plaza casino expect it will close:
"ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City's crumbling casino market disintegrated even further Saturday as the owners of the Trump Plaza casino in Atlantic City said they expect to shut down in mid-September.
Trump Entertainment Resorts told The Associated Press that no final decision has been made yet on the Boardwalk casino.
But the company says it expects the casino to close its doors Sept. 16.
Notices warning employees of the expected closing will go out to the casinos 1,000-plus employees Monday.
If Trump Plaza closes, Atlantic City could lose a third of its casinos and a quarter of its casino workforce in less than nine months. 
The Atlantic Club closed in January, the Showboat is closing next month and Revel might do likewise if a buyer can't be found in bankruptcy court."

Courts? We don't need no stinkin' courts!-------EPA Regulators Gone Wild

EPA Regulators Gone Wild:
Following the revelation that the Environmental Protection Agency plans to garnish wages without a court order to collect non-tax debts (i.e. misused grant funds, unrepaid loans or “fines, penalties or fees assessed by federal agencies”), the EPA has sought to defend its proposed rules.

The agency cites The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) as its authority for these rules and called it proposed rule “noncontroversial.”
It is curious that the agency tucked these rules into the Federal Register as everyone was headed out for the July 4th vacation.

In a Politico story, part of defense offered by EPA was that it had to put these rules forward as “the same Treasury guidelines apply to all federal agencies that refer delinquent non-tax debts to Treasury for Collection.” 
This is not reassuring. 
If correct, this means we can soon expect similar rules to garnish wages without a court order from other agencies that have the power to fine citizens. 
Are such rules in the pipeline for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, and the Bureau of Land Management?

40% of Federal Criminal Cases in 2013 Were in Districts on Mexican Border | CNS News

40% of Federal Criminal Cases in 2013 Were in Districts on Mexican Border | CNS News:
"Whether measured by the number of criminal cases filed by U.S. attorneys or the number of guilty verdicts they ultimately secured in cases in U.S. district courts, 40 percent of the federal crimes documented by the Justice Department in fiscal 2013 took place in the five U.S. court districts (out of the total of 94 U.S. court districts) that sit on the U.S.-Mexico border."

U-M Ranked #3 in Nation in Reported Alleged Sexual Assaults, Analysis Shows

U-M Ranked #3 in Nation in Reported Alleged Sexual Assaults, Analysis Shows –  Deadline Detroit:
The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor campus ranked third in the nation in reported alleged sexual assaults on college campuses from 2010-2012, according to an analysis done by the Washington Post.  

In 2012 alone, it ranked number two. 

The Post, basing its report on data from the U.S. Department of Education from 2010-2012, showed that U-M had had 64 reported alleged sexual assaults, trailing only Harvard with 83 and Pennsylvania State University with 84.

In 2012, U-M had 34 reported alleged assaults on campus, trailing only Penn State with 56. Harvard recorded 31.

The Post noted in its report  that "experts caution that a campus with a low reporting rate is not necessarily safer than one with a high rate. 

Some colleges make more effort than others to ensure victims step forward."

History for July 13

History for July 13 - On-This-Day.com

Sports Cliché Week begins (July 13-19).

In 1930, the first World Cup competition began at Montevideo, Uruguay, with 14 countries participating. Uruguay was the eventual champion.

In 1985, the first Live Aid concerts took place at Philadelphia, PA, and London, England.

Happy Birthday! Harrison Ford, Robert Forster, Patrick Stewart

1099 - The Crusaders launched their final assault on Muslims in Jerusalem. 


1585 - A group of 108 English colonists, led by Sir Richard Grenville, reached Roanoke Island, NC. 


1754 - At the beginning of the French and Indian War, George Washington surrendered the small, circular Fort Necessity in southwestern Pennsylvania to the French. 


1787 - The U.S. Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, enacted the Northwest Ordinance, which established the rules for governing the Northwest Territory, for admitting new states to the Union and limiting the expansion of slavery. 


1835 - John Ruggles received patent #1 from the U.S. Patent Office for a traction wheel used in locomotive steam engines. All 9,957 previous patents were not numbered. 


1863 - Opponents of the Civil War draft began three days of rioting in New York City, which resulted in more than 1,000 casualties. 


1875 - David Brown patented the first cash-carrier system. 

1954 - In Geneva, the United States, Great Britain and France reached an accord on Indochina which divided Vietnam into two countries, North and South, along the 17th parallel. 


1978 - Lee Iacocca was fired as president of Ford Motor Co. by chairman Henry Ford II. 


1984 - In Arkansas, Terry Wallis was injured in a car accident and was left comatose. He came out of the coma in June of 2003. 

Despite the Scandals, Obama Officials Defend High Pay, Bonuses for Senior Government Workers | TheBlaze.com

Despite the Scandals, Obama Officials Defend High Pay, Bonuses for Senior Government Workers | TheBlaze.com:
"Obama administration officials on Friday defended the high pay and thousands of dollars in bonuses that senior government workers receive, despite major policy failures such as the rollout of Obamacare and control of the southern U.S. border, and scandals at the IRS and the Department of Veterans Affairs."

Man Accused Of Slugging Referee Is Shattered By Livonia Incident, Attorney Says

Man Accused Of Slugging Referee Is Shattered By Livonia Incident, Attorney Says  –  Deadline Detroit: "The paper reports:
Saad, also a father of two, has been playing soccer in Michigan for more than 14 years.
Those who know him claim he's never had violent tendencies while playing the game before."

Dinesh D’Souza Enters the Lion’s Den, Takes on Entire Panel of Leftists in Lively Debate on Slavery, ‘Radical’ Obama | Video | TheBlaze.com

Dinesh D’Souza Enters the Lion’s Den, Takes on Entire Panel of Leftists in Lively Debate on Slavery, ‘Radical’ Obama | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"Conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza ruffled some feathers during a Thursday appearance on MSNBC, engaging in a debate with the show’s liberal host and panel over his new movie “America.”
“Ed Show” guest host Michael Eric Dyson asked D’Souza how he reconciled slavery while challenging the “theft and pillage narrative of America’s history.”

"Health Equity"??!!!----Bend over folks. This is gonna hurt............Groups work to create health equity in Michigan

Groups work to create health equity in Michigan | Crain's Detroit Business:
"LANSING — Local health departments in Wayne, Washtenaw and several other Michigan counties are working with community groups to create a network dedicated to bringing health equity in the state.
Plans for the "Michigan Power to Thrive" network are being announced Thursday at Cristo Rey Parish in Lansing.
The first effort aims to encourage cities and counties to adopt a "Health in All Policies" approach in their decision-making processes.
Organizers say the approach originated with the World Health Organization and calls for consideration of health consequences in policy decisions.
Those involved include Gamaliel of Michigan and health officials in Genesee, Ingham, Kalamazoo, Kent, Saginaw, Washtenaw and Wayne counties.
Public health professionals gathered in November for a two-day meeting to conceive the network.
Plans call for the network to add more counties in the coming year."

Them "followin'" generations ain't addin' much to the pot------6 Michigan families worth $27.3B make Forbes richest list

6 Michigan families worth $27.3B make Forbes richest list | Crain's Detroit Business

Six Michigan families with an aggregate wealth of $27.3 billion made Forbes’  “America’s Richest Families” list, published online this week.

Collectively, the 185 families on the list with fortunes of at least $1 billion each have an aggregate wealth of $1.2 trillion, according to Forbes.

Others In Michigan, the Meijer family leads the way with $8.9 billion in net worth. Forbes estimates the Grand Rapids-based company’s annual revenue at $15 billion; the family ranked No. 28 on the list. on the list:

• No. 36: Stryker family, Kalamazoo, $7.2 billion — The family fortune comes from Stryker Corp., the medical device company founded in 1941.
• No. 57: Van Andel family, Ada, $4.7 billion — Jay Van Andel founded Amway with Richard DeVos in the early 1960s, selling cleaning products door to door.
• No. 73: Davidson family, Auburn Hills, $3.4 billion — The fortune can be traced to the estate of William Davidson, the late head of Guardian Industries Corp. and owner of the Detroit Pistons.
• No. 115: Ford family, Dearborn, $2 billion — Henry Ford’s last surviving grandchild, William Clay Ford Sr., died this year. His great-grandson William Clay Ford Jr. is the executive chairman of Ford Motor Co.
• No. 170: Carhartt family, Dearborn, $1.1 billion — The family owns a durable clothing company known for its work jackets. The company celebrated 125 years in business this year.
• Read the full list at forbes.com/families.

Despite the Scandals, Obama Officials Defend High Pay, Bonuses for Senior Government Workers

Despite the Scandals, Obama Officials Defend High Pay, Bonuses for Senior Government Workers | TheBlaze.com:
At a House hearing Friday, a representative of Senior Executive Service officials even blamed political appointees for widespread performance failures in the government.
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) chaired a hearing Friday in which he argued that SES officials continue to receive high pay, big bonuses, and job security at a time of countless government scandals.
“We’ve seen scandals like a senior executive relaxing in a hot tub with a glass of wine on the taxpayer’s dime, while another refuses to cooperate with Congress despite her admission that her employing agency targeted conservative organizations applying for tax-exempt status,” Farenthold said, referring to former IRS employee Lois Lerner.
Farenthold said the base pay of SES officials is $181,000, and they get tens of thousands of dollars worth of fringe benefits, and also receive bonuses.
But he said said many SES workers are calling for even higher pay.

Which Religious Group in America Supports Obama the Most? | TheBlaze.com

Which Religious Group in America Supports Obama the Most? | TheBlaze.com:
"The nation’s non-Christians – whether of another religion or no religion – are far more likely to support President Barack Obama than American Christians, according to an extensive Gallup survey taken over the last six months."

Takin' a (mini) break from doom and gloom. This IS FUN!-----McDonald's GOL! FIFA World Cup - Brasil 2014 | McDonald's

Joe Arpaio: My Tents Are HILTON HOTELS Compared to What’s Going On at Illegal Immigrant Camps

Joe Arpaio: My Tents Are HILTON HOTELS Compared to What’s Going On at Illegal Immigrant Camps (Video) | The Gateway Pundit:
Sheriff Joe Arpaio weighed in on the humanitarian crisis at the southern border Friday with Neil Cavuto. Arpaio said his prison tent camps were “Hotel Hiltons” compared to what’s going on at the illegal immigrant facilities.
“As I mentioned we have four thousand illegal immigrants in the jails that I run, including a tent city jail. 
So why not put up tents, at least for those that 15, 16, 17 and put them all in tents.
In fact when you look at how they are being incarcerated by the federal government my tents are Hilton hotels comparing to what they’re doing down there.
But for six years the Department of Justice has been investigating me.
They should be investigating what’s going on right now.”

Looks like a jobs explosion cuz of the wonder drug------More Colorado drivers in fatal crashes positive for pot, study says

More Colorado drivers in fatal crashes positive for pot, study says - Boulder Daily Camera:

Two new University of Colorado studies paint an ominous picture of the direction of the state since marijuana commercialization, but neither provides conclusive evidence that legal pot is causing harm.

One study shows more drivers involved in fatal car accidents in Colorado are testing positive for marijuana — and that Colorado has a higher percentage of such drivers testing positive for pot than other states even when controlled for several variables. But the data the researchers use does not reveal whether those drivers were impaired at the time of the crash or whether they were at fault.

"The primary result of this study may simply reflect a general increase in marijuana use during this ... time period in Colorado," the study's authors write.

The other study shows that perceptions of marijuana's risk have decreased across all age groups with the boom in marijuana businesses in the state. The study also finds that near-daily marijuana use among adults increased significantly starting in 2009, relative to states without medical marijuana laws. But the study's authors acknowledge that they cannot show Colorado's marijuana laws are the reason for the shifts in attitudes and use.

"Even though causality cannot be established, Colorado would be wise to implement prevention efforts regarding marijuana and make treatment for those with marijuana use disorders more broadly available," the study concludes.

Both studies received federal funding and were published online last month at the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. They mark the latest attempts to answer vexatious questions about how legal, commercially sold marijuana will impact the state.

Reedin', ritin' and nummers not nearly as important as feedin'-------YUM! School district implements Michelle O’s menu, now offers ‘black bean cookies’

YUM! School district implements Michelle O’s menu, now offers ‘black bean cookies’ - EAGnews.org powered by Education Action Group Foundation, Inc.:

PRINCETON, N.J. – Perhaps the real motive behind the school menu changes and snack regulations is for students to slim down by not eating at all.

After all, how else could you explain a school district changing its menu to include “black bean cookies”?

NJ.com reports:

Chicken salad sliders, yogurt parfaits and black bean cookies are among the menu choices that will replace slushy drinks and deep-fried chips when students file into cafeterias in the Princeton school district this upcoming school year.

The school board Tuesday unanimously approved a $61,245 food service contract with Nutri-Serve Food Management of Burlington Township for the 2014-15 school year.

“It is very, very important to this board and this community that we have a food service program that provides high-quality nutrition for our students that expands their palates with the experience of foods from other places,” Superintendent Steve Cochrane said at the meeting.

The company, Nutri-Serve, suggested making the cafeteria “an extension of the classroom,” according to the paper.

Illegal Immigrants Are Reportedly Being Allowed to Fly Without Verifiable ID — No Photo, ‘No Watermark, Nothing’ | TheBlaze.com

Illegal Immigrants Are Reportedly Being Allowed to Fly Without Verifiable ID — No Photo, ‘No Watermark, Nothing’ | TheBlaze.com:
"In a statement provided to Breitbart Texas, the National Border Patrol Council announced that it “adamantly opposes” the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to release illegal aliens onto the street.
“The fact that TSA is accepting the I-862 (Notice to Appear) as a form of identification and allowing illegal aliens to travel commercially shows just how little regard the federal government has for its own immigration laws,” the statement reads."

VICTORY???------Detroit Victory: Judge Rules Creditors Can't Tap into City's Casino Tax Revenue

Detroit Victory: Judge Rules Creditors Can't Tap into City's Casino Tax Revenue  –  Deadline Detroit
The city of Detroit scored a victory on Friday in its bankruptcy case.

U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman affirmed a ruling by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes  that  tax revenue from Detroit's three casinos belongs to the city and can’t be accessed by a bond insurer while Detroit is in bankruptcy, 

This is why you feel poorer

This is why you feel poorer (Chart) | AgainstCronyCapitalism.org: