Some Michigan cities bet casinos would boost economy (Grand Haven Tribune)

9 March 2010, 9:51 am

LANSING: Jobs are hard to come by in Benton Harbor, a recession-ravaged town of 10,800 on the Lake Michigan shoreline. The city has lost more than 15 percent of its population in the last two decades. The local government's budget situation is so bad the state might appoint an emergency financial manager.... Read More »

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