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Honor Bank Benzonia Branch Manager Mary Wixson was promoted to vice president. Wixson started working for the bank in 2018 as a seasonal customer service representative at the Copemish branch.

EAST BAY TOWNSHIP — A leaking natural gas pipeline under US-31/M72, between Three Mile and Four Mile roads, has closed the highway indefinitely.

See how your town compares as a new state law tracking public pension and health care debt lays bare the financial woes of rural Michigan.

We conducted an informal poll to find out what bagels Mississippians like most. The response might surprise you.

Legislation has been sent to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that would increase the number of small businesses exempt from paying personal property taxes. Local governments are concerned the loss of revenue won't be reimbursed by the state.

Experts fear prosperity is breeding paralysis, as local governments wait on Lansing before spending a windfall from the American Rescue Plan Act. 

Credit suwichan / Pixabay The state Legislature is on a summer break with much of the state budget still unfinished. That includes revenue sharing payments to local governments, as well as plans for using federal pandemic aid.    While local governments rely on revenue sharing payments, an even bigger deal is approving the state’s allocation of American Rescue Plan funds.              Chris Hackbarth of the Michigan Municipal League says construction season in Michigan has already b...

Michigan House Bill Could Limit Income Taxes To Where You Live The Bill Itself According to WILX this bill in the Michigan House of Representatives would make it so city income taxes were to only be paid by people who live within that citys limits. This comes into play, especially locally, where if you work in one city but reside in another, your income is also taxed in the city in which you work. While this bill is not up for a vote yet, it does still have its fair share of supporters as wel...

Twenty-four communities across Michigan collect income tax from people who work in the city but live elsewhere.

A bill by Rep. Michele Hoitenga, a lawmaker with professional ties to the oil and gas industry, adds Michigan to a growing list of states where legislators are fighting back against local efforts to phase out natural gas.