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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor is proposing a $275 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The plan is a 13% percent increase over this fiscal year’s budget.

Mayor Andy Schor wants Lansing to divest from Russian companies in protest of that country's invasion of Ukraine. But redirecting the money won't be simple.

The final community meeting to discuss next week’s income tax ballot proposal in East Lansing will be held tonight.City Manager George Lahanas will host…

Michigan says more than one-fifth of local governments have an underfunded pension plan, retirement health care plan or both.The Treasury Department on…

Governor Rick Snyder is personally lobbying lawmakers to adopt an overhaul of how local government pensions are managed. As we hear from Michigan Public…

Republican-led legislative committees quickly approved bills Tuesday that would force local governments to boost their funding of employee retirement…

Local governments and police and firefighter unions are keeping a close eye on hearings to begin this week at the state Capitol. GOP leaders are proposing…

Michigan municipalities would have to report financial information about their employee retirement systems to the state under new legislation that…

Hundreds of police officers and firefighters converged Wednesday on the state Capitol. As we hear from Michigan Public Radio’s Rick Pluta, they rallied to…

If you'd like a diagnosis of your Michigan community's fiscal health, a new website can help.The state Department of Treasury has activated the MI…