Local Government

Welcome to IPR's new weekly election segment, focusing on local races and what's happening in your towns and communities.

During a Antrim County Board of Commissioners meeting on last Thursday, on Jan. 18, the board’s chairman, Terry VanAlstine, removed Rubingh from his role and replaced him with himself.

The results of a survey from the University of Michigan come as numerous infrastructure projects across the state are being funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.

At its July 20 meeting, Kalkaska County Commissioners voted unanimously to oppose the proposed expansion of the National Guard training facility

Governor Gretchen Whitmer will line-item veto language in a budget bill that would punish local health departments if they issue emergency COVID-19 restrictions.

The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution to condemn racism in county government at its Tuesday meeting.The resolution…

People elected to tribal offices are exempt from a portion of the constitution that involves who can run for state and local offices. The Michigan Supreme…

Recreational marijuana was legalized in Michigan this year, but many cities across the state aren’t letting marijuana businesses operate. Some officials…

Most wind energy projects in Michigan are on farmland in the southern part of the state. They are often controversial even there, but one company wants to…

The Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners meeting was nearly cancelled yesterday because they couldn’t decide on whether to hear an agenda item on…