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Thursday, December 06, 2012  Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and legislative leaders unveiled the plan on Wednesday. It gives four choices to communities and school districts found to be in a financial emergency.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  Flint Emergency Financial Manager Ed Kurtz briefed the media on these talking points concerning where the city goes from here; now that the tax has been approved by voters.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  Panelists Tuesday night disected Michigan's six ballot proposals scheduled for next Tuesday's vote in an open forum at Mott Community College.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  A familiar face will be returning to Flint to handle the duties of emergency financial manager.  Ed Kurtz, who served as Flint's emergency manager when the city went into receivership in 2002, will take over for Mike Brown, who is no longer eligible for the office.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  UPDATE: Check out some raw uncut speeches from Flint residents speaking out at the town hall meeting.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Some say the font size was too small

Saturday, April 21, 2012  Police and citizens fear layoffs

Thursday, March 01, 2012  Signatures could mean suspension of EM law

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  Michael Brown says legacy costs, low home values, and lack of jobs are hurting Flint

Wednesday, November 16, 2011  A small plane crashed at Bishop International Airport in Flint Wednesday. Four people were aboard the plane. All passengers were injured, but are expected to make a full recovery.

Sunday, November 13, 2011  The Michigan State Police and Michigan Department of Transportation are warning about the dangers of using emergency freeway crossovers.

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

Tuesday, August 30, 2011  The Michigan Department of Education has released the list of the 98 Persistently Lowest Achieving (PLA) schools in the state, and several Mid-Michigan schools can be found on the list.

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.

Friday, August 26, 2011  Several Mid-Michigan schools receive bad grades and are placed on the "Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools" list.