The agency proposed policy changes that advocates say could slash funds for housing organizations. An ongoing legal battle has complicated things.

Michigan House Republicans cancelled $645 million in state grants earlier this month. Several were for projects in and around Kalamazoo.

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The Kalamazoo city and county governments and the United Way of South Central Michigan joined forces to fund the overnight shelter through the end of March.

The new filings bring the total number of ULPs the union has filed against KRESA to six. The complaints will be the subject of a Michigan Employment Relations Commission hearing in January.

Since its creation in 2014, the Affordable Care Act has offered subsidies, which are income-based credits that help lower premium costs.

The Kalamazoo City Commission approved the hike on Monday. It's the 11th time the city has raised water and sewer service prices since 2015.

Huizenga has served as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives for 15 years.

Rx Kids will keep sending out payments to new mothers and mothers-to-be despite the cuts, but they may affect future expansion.

Kalamazoo is home to many streets named after figures in its history. One namesake is a small one-way street between Western Michigan University's east and west campuses.