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3:12 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

Governor, GOP reach budget "framework"

Credit Melissa Benmark / WKAR
Michigan State Capitol
12:52 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

Michigan judges in line for 3% pay raise

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Increase takes effect January 1, 2015. Judges in state have not had a pay increase since 2002
LANSING - Michigan judges are in line for a 3% pay increase under a recommendation made today by the State Officers Compensation Commission. But pay will remain frozen for other top state officials, from the governor to state lawmakers.
8:37 am
Tue May 21, 2013

Kalamazoo faces $2.5-million deficit for 2014

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Early retirement program has helped, but deficit remains for variety of reasons
  • Source: Mlive
  • | Via: Kalamazoo Gazette
The city will have to close a $2.5 million structural gap for fiscal year 2014 by increasing revenue and making cuts. In fiscal year 2013, it still falls $0.5 million short in the General Fund, city administration told the Kalamazoo City Commission on Monday in an update to the city's Early Retirement Incentive.
7:28 am
Tue May 21, 2013

Marshall City Council rescinds overlay district for Oaklawn Hospital

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Petition drive would have forced vote on ordinance.
The Hospital Campus Overlay District will be sent back to the Marshall Planning Commission after city council voted to rescind the ordinance. At its regular meeting Monday, council members unanimously voted to rescind the ordinance, which details additional zoning regulations for Oaklawn Hospital’s expansion plans over the next 20 years.

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