local government

How deeply should citizens be involved in governing our counties, cities, townships or villages?Put another way, how deeply do our local leaders want us…

Hundreds of Michigan cities are not saving enough to cover their future retiree health care costs.A new report says more than 300 Michigan municipalities…

A new poll shows local government leaders are concerned about proposals to repeal or greatly change Michigan’s personal property tax.Michigan’s personal…

Believe it or not, many of Michigan’s local leaders are satisfied with union negotiations.According to Tom Ivacko, administrator and program manager of…

Getting along with your neighbors isn’t always easy. So Governor Rick Snyder came up with a pretty simple plan to get townships, counties and cities to…

Some of Michigan’s city and township officials are worried about a bill that would limit how much they could charge for public information requests. The…

Two cities from opposite sides of the state are working together to come up with better ways to manage local governments.Livonia and Grand Rapids are…

This week there will be an important hearing for those hoping to merge three West Michigan communities. A group of citizens is asking the state to allow…

Kent County is saving tens of thousands of dollars a year on supplies thanks to a customized online auction. The program is like the online auction site…

265 Kalamazoo City employees are eligible for the early retirement incentive. According to the city’s Human Resources Director Jerome Post, 191 of them…