local government

State government has been distracted by the water contamination crisis it created in Flint, by the financial problems in Detroit schools, and the…

More local government leaders are feeling insecure about their fiscal health than in years past. A new study shows the first decline in feelings about…

A new report on the fiscal health of local governments in Michigan raised the question of whether those governments feel the steam running out of the…

Residents of Wayne, a small community about 25 miles west of Detroit, will see a public safety millage question on their Tuesday primary ballots.It’s a…

Fewer than half of Michigan’s local leaders are optimistic about the state’s direction, and more of those leaders have soured on Governor Snyder’s…

A bill meant to clarify what civic and school officials can tell residents about local ballot measures is moving forward in the state House.School…

Local governments in Michigan are not happy about some last-minute language added to a bill that just passed the state legislature.Senate Bill 571 is…

When local governments get sued and lose, Michigan residents can end up paying taxes that voters never approved and that exceed state…

Local government officials believe they and their colleagues are pretty ethical. They seem to feel differently about state officials, however.Those are…

Voters in Michigan’s second-largest city will decide whether to establish term limits for the mayor and city commission next Tuesday.The proposed change…