Budget

Flint Emergency Manager Ed Kurtz has signed off on the new fiscal year budget which is set to begin July 1st.

When the new budget begins, 27 city workers will lose their jobs. The layoffs will come from building safety, traffic engineering, planning and general administration

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On Thursday, Governor Rick Snyder signed House Bills 4228 and 4328 into law, finishing the budget process for the next fiscal year which is set to begin on October 1st.

This is the third year in a row that the state has passed a budget plan ahead of schedule

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Governor Rick Snyder, Lt. Governor Brian Calley, legislative leaders and budget officials are holding a news conference today at 3 p.m. to sign budget bills.

Watch it live below and follow along with a group chat

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Congressman Dan Kildee, of Michigan's Fifth District, has called on Speaker of the House John Boehner to appoint conferees to a conference committee so that Congress can reach a bipartisan agreement on a budget

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Gov. Rick Snyder, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley and State Budget Officer John Nixon will present FY 2014 budget recommendations to the Legislature today at 11 a.m. Watch it live here!

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People looking to buy something often set a price limit for themselves. But as new research found, that may not be such a good idea — in fact, budgeting could even make you spend more.

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Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation on Tuesday enacting Michigan's fiscal year 2013 budget, which invests in the governor's key priorities and helps to ensure the state's long term stability. This is the second year in a row that the governor and the legislature have delivered a structurally balanced budget well in advance of the fall deadline

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An agreement on spending targets by the governor  and legislative leaders adds funding to the budget recommendation for fiscal year 2013, with the bulk of the new funding slated for K-12 education and a reduction in personal income taxes

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Flint's Emergency Manager Michael Brown announced today that labor agreements have been affirmed by a vote of the membership of the Flint Police Captains and Lieutenants Union, the Flint Police Sergeants Union, and the Flint Firefighters Union

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Flint's Emergency Manager Michael Brown has scheduled  a meeting with the Flint City Council to present the Fiscal Year 2013 budget.

The meeting will be held on Monday, April 23 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers

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