In Kalamazoo, politics news means city commission votes, local elections, ballot measures and county government decisions. This page covers those stories at the city level, along with the state and national policies that reach into local life.
City staff presented a proposed 2027 budget that drops spending 4.6% from the current year while prioritizing streets, water, and flood work.
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Do you support the city's proposed $328.6 million budget focused on infrastructure and housing?
The City Commission voted to formally oppose an initiative that would create a new citizens healthcare board.
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Do you trust your local library board to govern well?
Dorla Coleman-Bonner, Ian Kennedy and James Sebree won the three trustee seats in a four-person race for the Kalamazoo Public Library Board.
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Should teacher contract disputes in your community be resolved through mandatory mediation?
The district and its educators have entered contract mediation after beginning the school year without an agreement.
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Do you believe individual determination is the primary driver of success in your own life?
The former Kellogg CEO and cabinet member visited Western Michigan University to discuss his new book, Sheer Will.
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Do you think things are getting better or worse in your community?
Voters in Kalamazoo's Northside lined up at the Douglass Community Association polling site on Election Day as turnout climbed past prior midterm levels.
Kalamazoo reporting spans city council and commission meetings, municipal budgets, election results, ballot questions and the officials who make local policy. Coverage reaches across the city and into the surrounding townships and villages that share its services and its voters. Zoning and public spending decisions draw as much attention as the races themselves. State legislation that changes how the city and county operate is a recurring thread.
