Oliver Porter, who led the creation of the country’s first contract city, is interviewed in the latest edition of The Freeman, a publication of the Foundation for Economic Education. Porter will speak at a June 5 Issues & Ideas forum in Lansing hosted by the Mackinac Center and FEE. Porter will discuss how privatization and contracting can help financially distressed cities in Michigan, including Detroit.
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