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Many health initiatives have been funded by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars in Michigan, and stakeholders there are working to ensure those services

There’s no ambiguity in Flint’s charter when it comes to adopting an annual budget -- it must be done on or before the first Monday in June.

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans said in a statement that the county was the strongest financially it had been "in a long, long time."

Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans announced Thursday new appointments to Wayne County’s financial leadership.

Robert Widigan, who has worked in that role since 2021, provided his two weeks’ notice of resignation to the Mayor Sheldon Neeley, the city announced Monday, March 27. His resignation is effective April 6.

Flint will receive state pension funding help but plans to press for more pension and local government revenue aid to preserve its struggling tax base as it recovers from the 2014 water contamination crisis.

Open data standards will help Flint "tell its story" and benchmark itself against other cities, said CFO Robert Widigan.

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Recently approved $300 credits will go toward every active water account in Flint after a long awaited vote by Flint City Council.

Flint Chief Financial Officer Robert Widigan said there is no rule that says the council cant have an application form, but he said the document that is currently in circulation

Since Mays posted about the “official application,” to request ARPA funds, residents have come to city hall non-stop to fill out the form. Each one telling ABC 12 News they