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State government has been distracted by the water contamination crisis it created in Flint, by the financial problems in Detroit schools, and the day...
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You can now ride your bike from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron on a fully-improved trail network. The trail system starts in Charlevoix, heads to Mackinac…
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A new report on the fiscal health of local governments in Michigan raised the question of whether those governments feel the steam running out of the...
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Developers can go ahead with their plan to build a nine-story building in downtown Traverse City. The city commission voted last night to approve a…
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The Traverse City Commission has chosen a new city manager. At a meeting yesterday, commissioners voted 4-to-3 to offer the job to Martin Colburn. Colburn…
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Local government officials believe they and their colleagues are pretty ethical. They seem to feel differently about state officials, however. Those...
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Police say the city manager of Traverse City was not arrested during a call to his home last Monday but the incident is under investigation.Police were…
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The Traverse City History Center is moving out of the building it has called home for the last 13 years. The center’s board voted Tuesday night to…
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The latest Michigan Public Policy Survey shows that for the first time since 2009, more Michigan communities say they are better able to meet their...
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Tax increment financing, or TIF, is a flexible tool for downtown development authority boards aiming to encourage private investment and increase the...