Local Government

State Rep. Betsy Coffia is urging Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Noelle Moeggenberg to accept help from the Michigan Attorney General’s Office investigating past sexual abuse at Interlochen.

Michigan has 1,240 townships. Each township has at least five board members. We're talking about at least 6,200 township officials. But in rural areas of the state, where the population is relatively low, it’s getting harder to fill critical government positions.

They won't elaborate on their plans or say how many signatures they did collect in their effort to remove Prosecuting Attorney Noelle Moeggenberg from office.

The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners announced the separation of County Administrator Jim Dyer after months of workplace misconduct allegations.

Three years after Public Act 233 passed, municipalities are still grappling with their options for large renewable energy projects as the state seeks to transition to cleaner energy sources.

People filled a township planning commission meeting on Wednesday to voice support for a temporary ban on data centers. The township is the latest northern Michigan municipality to consider such a move as local and regional pushback grows.

Leelanau County Administrator James Dyer responds to intimidation allegations and other accusations in a 25-page response to Finance Director Rio Risbridger's complaint, while arguing broader workplace dysfunction is to blame.

A new Michigan law requires some local elected officials to wait a certain amount of time before assuming office. And so far this session, it's the only election measure to receive bipartisan support in Lansing.

Leelanau County hired James Dyer to stabilize a troubled workplace. Eighteen months later, multiple allegations of intimidation have culminated in the county administrator being placed on paid leave pending an investigation.

The region lacks some of the infrastructure that developers look for, but experts said that doesn’t mean local leaders shouldn’t prepare. IPR digs into zoning, utilities, power grids and more.