Wayne County budget

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Michigan has approved Wayne County's request to be released from its 14-month financial management agreement with the state.County Executive Warren Evans…

This Week in Michigan Politics, Jack Lessenberry talked about Flint's struggling water and sewer fund, while Wayne County has its first budget surplus in…

Just a few months after a state-declared financial emergency, Wayne County officials are trumpeting what they call “swift” and “substantial” progress on…

Governor Snyder has made it official: Wayne County is in a state of financial emergency.County Executive Warren Evans had asked for the declaration.Wayne…

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Wayne County Executive Warren Evans says the time to right the county’s finances is “fading quickly.”Evans issued that warning Tuesday as he sent his…

The Michigan Department of Treasury started reviewing Wayne County’s financial situation Friday.The state review comes after Wayne County’s top…

Wayne County executive Warren Evans has asked state officials to declare a financial emergency there.In a letter to state treasurer Nick Khouri Wednesday,…

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans today rolled out a financial recovery plan he says could save the county's general fund $230 million over the next…