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The Vehicle City has been dealing with unrest tied to its proposed city budget. Last week, a scuffle broke out between around 20 law enforcement officers and dozens of protesters, angry about the budget and city police shutting down a street protest the day before.

The Flint city council missed a city charter deadline last Monday to approve a spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1. The meeting came to an abrupt halt when law enforcement officers scuffled with protesters angry with the mayor’s administration.

Flint’s budget problems boil over. Also, a Michigan constitutional scholar talks about recent history of the Supreme Court — pre-Trump — into the modern era. And we bid farewell to a global pro wrestling legend from Michigan.

The allegations are related to the Flint Police Department’s response to a protest march on Sunday and a melee during Monday’s city council meeting.

The city has relied on private companies to respond to medical emergencies for two decades.

A divided Flint city council approved Mayor Karen Weaver’s picks for the city’s new police and fire chiefs during a raucous meeting tonight. Earlier this…

Flint voters will decide on Tuesday if they want to make changes to the way their city government works.Five of the six charter amendments on the ballot…

There may be six questions on Flint’s November ballot that would revamp the city’s 40-year-old city charter. The paperwork was filed with the clerk’s…