Economy
Tea Party Mayor Janice Daniels Facing a Recall Vote
Voters in Troy, Michigan, still seem annoyed at their leader's refusal to accept federal funding.
Troy Mayor Janice Daniels, the closest thing America has to a real-life Ron Swanson, has fallen into a political punji trap, with a recall vote now firmly jammed into her side.
On Tuesday, the elections director for Oakland County, Michigan, home to Troy, announced that recall proponents had gained almost 9,000 signatures, more than enough to force a recall measure on the ballot in November. It is a not-altogether-unanticipated stumble for the Tea Party mayor, who last year pissed off a segment of the city's population by turning away millions in federal funding for a new transit center.