property taxes

A public art tax may be on the ballot in Ann Arbor this November. The millage would replace the city's current system of funding art installations.Right…

The Detroit Institute of Arts is going broke. Museum staff say to save the DIA, they need some $200 million dollars in property taxes from Oakland, Macomb…

Lansing’s mayor is scrapping plans to build a new police headquarters, at least for now.Mayor Virg Bernero included more than $400,000 in his budget…

Volunteers in Kent County are making a last minute push to get out the vote Tuesday. They’ll be knocking on doors and making phone calls running up to…

A plan to roll back taxes...that some criticize, but others rely on...is expected to clear a major hurdle this week. A legislative committee is expected…

City residents are questioning how Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero plans to spend money from a recent property tax hike.The tax hike was approved last year.…

How to get by with less is an issue all levels of government are facing.The emergency manager in Pontiac, Michael Stampfler, is proposing a combination of…

The next two or three years “are going to be rough” for local governments in Michigan. Governor Rick Snyder told a group of city managers and county…

County treasurer offices across Michigan this week are processing thousands of homes that have fallen into tax foreclosure. Michigan property owners has…

Property values have plummeted across the region.That means cities and towns have watched their tax revenue plunge as well. But many homeowners and…