State oil companies control three-quarters of the world's crude oil reserves.

ECONOMIST: The state and the economy

It also set off a train of other initiatives that limited politicians' scope for action: three-quarters of the state's budget is now outside their control.

ECONOMIST: Arnold's big chance

The two bosses want to replace the current arrangements which give effective joint control to three shareholders - Lagardere, the French state, and German industrial group Daimler, which owns 22.5% of the company.

BBC: Tom Enders

In Detroit, the ailing district has been under the control of a state-appointed emergency manager for almost three years.

WSJ: City Schools Gain in Reading, Math

Today, there are five cities and three public-school districts in Michigan under the control of emergency managers, and none has emerged from state control during Mr. Snyder's two-year-plus tenure.

WSJ: Governor to Appoint Financial Overseer for Detroit

Vallas got the job three years ago after the Republican-controlled Illinois state legislature in Springfield passed a sweeping reform bill that gave Mayor Daley effective control of the Chicago public school system.

FORBES: Chain Saw Paul