Michigan House forms panel for Detroit bankruptcy

By Associated Press
Published May 7, 2014 4:00am ET
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Michigan House forms panel for Detroit bankruptcy
Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, center, talks to reporters outside the Governor's office at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Orr made his first pitch of the city’s debt-cutting plan to lawmakers Tuesday and planned to return to the Capitol on Wednesday for more meetings with legislative leaders. The Legislature’s financial support is seen as crucial to getting retiree groups to settle their pension claims and speed Detroit’s exit from bankruptcy by October. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Dale G. Young) | Dale G. Young

LANSING, Mich. — Republicans in the Michigan Legislature have created a special committee to consider expected legislation to send money to bankrupt Detroit to shore up pensions and prevent the sale of valuable art.

House Speaker Jase Bolger on Tuesday announced the formation of the House Committee on Detroit’s Recovery and Michigan’s Future. The panel’s chairman is Republican Rep. John Walsh of Livonia.

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