Local Government

Property owner rights and local government control up for debate.

A total of $750,000 is being allocated to the Third Ward Equity Fund. Eric DeLong, Deputy City Manager, said through this fund, the city is recognizing…

A divisive ballot measure next week will ask citizens in Spring Lake whether to allow their local government to create a mechanism by which the village…

Flint's mayor says an ongoing dispute about trash pickup in Flint is hurting the city.The Flint Journal reports Mayor Karen Weaver told participants at a…

Flint could name its own experts to oversee the response to the city’s drinking water crisis under a bill just sent to the state Senate floor.State…

Efforts to rid Michigan communities of plastic shopping bags would be banned under a bill set to advance in the Republican-led Legislature.The House…

A section of road slightly longer than a football field has mistakenly earned Kalamazoo 53 years of state funding.Kalamazoo Deputy City Manager Jeff…

The Michigan House gave final approval to bills Wednesday that would further regulate medical marijuana nearly eight years after its use was first…

Michigan's historical institutions and organizations can apply for small grants aimed at preserving historical records and making them publicly…

State lawmakers want to make sure your city won’t tax or ban plastic grocery and retail bags. A State House committee heard testimony Tuesday about a bill…