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Monday, December 03, 2012  Eliminating the $1 bill could save taxpayers plenty over the next 30 years

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  For at least six years, Commission on Aging Director Rosie Steffens told 14 housekeepers to lie about how far they traveled to and from the homes of elderly in the county.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  Several northern Michgian animal shelters will receive between $5,000 and $10,000 in reimbursement for the purchase of supplies, services, and materials for spay and neuter activities.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011  Is the Pentagon using scare tactics to prevent budget cuts that a growing number is saying are due?

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  We’ve heard lawmakers going back and forth for weeks, but even with all this coverage, do you really know how all of this debt talk affects you?

Wednesday, May 25, 2011  The City of Charlevoix is hoping to reap the benefits of living healthy.  They're offering incentives to all city employees who exercise and eat right.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  How much taxpayer money did the state spend to send a letter to hundreds of thousands of residents to let them know they would see a $1 increase in their bridge card benefits? A viewer wondered. We found the answers and the motivation behind it in this Fact Finder.

Monday, January 24, 2011  Governor John Engler separated them. Governor Granholm brought them back together, and one of the first things our new governor did was split them apart again. So what is splitting them up again going to cost taxpayers?

Monday, October 11, 2010  The federal government spent $1.5 billion and states spent $1.4 billion on grants for students who didn't start their sophomore years.

Monday, June 07, 2010  It's a seasonal two track road that dead ends 4 miles deep in the woods. No one lives on it and some folks say it gets more snowmobile traffic than cars. So why is $135,000 in Recovery Funds going to upgrade it?

Tuesday, March 16, 2010  The U.S. Census Bureau is spending $85 million to mail letters telling people they will soon be getting a census form. Several of our viewers wondered why? The bureau explained their logic in this Fact Finder.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009  Lawmaker believes Michigan voters will support swapping the state's flat income tax rate for a graduated one next year

Wednesday, October 21, 2009  The man who watches over the $700 billion in government money given to banks and other institutions to avert a financial collapse said Wednesday he thinks it's too early to say how much will be repaid to the taxpayers.

Friday, June 26, 2009  South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admits he used taxpayer money to see his mistress in Argentina and plans to repay the cash.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009  Projection: Social Security to pay out almost as much as it collects in taxes next year.