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Darnell Earley returns to Flint City Hall on Tuesday as the city's third Emergency Manager this year. According to MLive, Earley is considering using the same office he used while in Flint as city administrator in 2004. Earley will face many challenges in his role as EM...

After announcing the appointment of an Emergency Manager for the City of Hamtramck, Governor Rick Snyder turned his attention to Flint. The governor announced that Mike Brown will replace Ed Kurtz who is retiring. Brown had previously been appointed Emergency Manager under Public Act 4 of 2011, but became ineligible to serve in that capacity when the Act was suspended in August of 2012... Read Mor

Flint Mayor Dayne Walling talks about emergency manager transition and the Karegnondi Water Authority, plus a visit with Amy Jean Gooslin, High Priestess at Son of a Witch Craftings on The Tom Sumner Program Friday April 5 beginning at 3 p...

Barnett Jones resigned his position as Flint's Public Safety Administrator this morning amid questions of him being employed at the same time with the City of Detroit. The Detroit Free Press reports that Jones was also working as the head of security for Detroit Water and Sewerage Department since May of 2012...

With the Michigan Supreme Court ruling Friday that Public Act 4 must go on the ballot this November, and the State Board of Canvassers certifying the ballot initiative today, Flint's Emergency Manager, Michael Brown, is officially relieved of duty...

Hear WFNT's conversation with Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. Topics discussed include the new International Trade Crossing, the Emergency Manager Law, Public Safety, and whether or not he'll be Mitt Romney's pick for Vice President.

The presentation took place in the Flint City Council Chambers 04/23/2012 at 5:30 p.m. The City is projected to have more than $18 Million dollar deficit by June 30 2012. The FY 13 Budget presented is $195 million budgeting 539 employees...

Emergency Manager Michael Brown announced the appointment of Barnett Jones as Public Safety Administrator for the City of Flint late Friday afternoon. Jones will be a contractual employee and will receive a salary of $135,000 with limited benefits and no health care...

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.

Flint Attorney Terry Bankert joined Brenda and Dan today to talk about revising the Flint City Charter.  Bankert favors a city manager model for the city of Flint,  a change that would required revision of the Charter.   Former City Administrator Darnell Early is an example Bankert suggested of someone with the competence and expertise needed to lay out the sound management, rather than the politi