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Wednesday, November 21, 2012  The Flint school board accepted an audit that shows a $4 million deficit.  Some on the board says the figure is more like $11 million.

Wednesday, June 06, 2012  UM-Flint will receive an 8% budget increase, the second largest increase among Michigan's 15 public universities.

Monday, April 30, 2012  Flint Emergency Manager Michael Brown allowed comments from the public after a 2013 budget presentation on Monday night at city hall.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Flint's state-appointed emergency financial manager has imposed concessions on two union contracts and pushed through a new city budget for the city.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  Jones has 38 years of law enforcement experience, including stints as police chief of Sterling Heights and Ann Arbor.

Monday, April 23, 2012  NBC25's Jared Smith guides you through Monday's Workplace Webcast as we go over the top headlines on our homepage, minbcnews.com. We also have a brief look at sports with a scary moment for Michigan State basketball fans and Janet Van De Winkle has a peek at your weather forecast.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Flint's Emergency Financial Manager needs to have union contracts in place by Friday as part of his 2013 budget plan

Friday, March 23, 2012  Brown stripped Walling of his pay and benefits in early December, only to restore benefits and 60 percent of his pay in late December.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  In the plan Mike Brown summarizes the city's current economic picture and his goals to get Flint back on track

Thursday, November 17, 2011  Yeo & Yeo performed an independent audit on the district’s 2011-2011 school year, and reports the school district faces a $3.7 Million deficit this year.

Tuesday, November 08, 2011  What do you think of the decision to release this recommendation on election night?

Friday, November 04, 2011  The City of Flint Finance Department says the Fiscal Year 2011 end-of-year close and combined operating deficit is calculated at $7.34 Million (unaudited). The city also predicts the cash flow balance to be above $10 Million through September 2012.

Monday, August 29, 2011  The State of Michigan was scheduled to review Flint's finances Monday, but city officials say they haven't heard from them yet.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  Starting September 16th, City of Flint residents will see a 35% water and sewer rate increase.

Thursday, August 04, 2011  CNN's Carol Costello asks Mayor Dayne Walling if the federal government should have the same limitations as city mayors, and why Walling felt the need to make such deep cuts to police and fire in a city so full of crime.