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Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s latest budget proposal relies on higher taxes, increased fees, tapping the state’s rainy day fund, and significant new spending, raising concerns about affordability for families and housing stability for seniors already under financial pressure. Across Michigan, households are struggling to keep up with rising costs

Water and sewer rates across Flint and more than 100 other communities are set to rise after the Great Lakes Water Authority approved regional increases that take effect July 1. The vote raises wholesale water rates by an average of 5.8 percent and sewer rates by 4.26 percent,

Pineapple had been on pizza quietly for decades before anyone pretended it was controversial. Hawaiian pizza dates back to the early 1960s and for most of its existence it was just another menu option, neither loved nor hated enough to matter. The real outrage did not surface until much later,

Mid Michigan school districts including Kearsley Community Schools are moving ahead with electric and alternative fuel buses using state grant money, but districts in other states already tried this, ran into bankrupt manufacturers, voided warranties, cold weather failures, and buses sitting unused, raising the question of why Michigan districts are

Burger King says it changed the Whopper after years of customer complaints about squashed burgers, inconsistent quality, and poor presentation, rolling out what it calls the first major update to its flagship sandwich in nearly a decade, but customers say the changes miss the real problem. Burger King says the

A gray tax is the money and time you are forced to spend just to comply with the tax system before you ever pay the government a single dollar. It includes paying for tax software, accountants, filing fees, document preparation, postage, record keeping, and the hours of unpaid work required

Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is testifying behind closed doors Thursday to House lawmakers investigating Jeffrey Epstein, but the outcome is widely expected to be a nothing burger. Clinton says she never knew Epstein, recalls no meaningful interaction with him, and the questioning by a