Saginaw

The facility is nearing its centennial anniversary. Officials say renovations will cost $400 million, about $100 million less than it would take to build a new one.

Since 1979, the city has only been allowed to collect $3.8 million annually in property tax revenue. City leaders say the cap limits economic development. Some residents argue raising taxes will add more stress on tight budgets.

Chedrick Greene joined the Michigan Senate after winning a special election earlier this month to serve out the remainder of a term in a seat left vacant last January.

A coalition of public transportation organizations are asking for $330 million to fund local bus operations as state lawmakers work to close a more than $1 billion gap in the upcoming budget.

The long-awaited race will determine if Democrats are able to maintain their slim one-seat majority in the chamber for the final months of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's tenure.

Roughly 5% of recent college graduates were unemployed as of last December, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, while 7.8% of young workers (ages 22-28) were unemployed.

A meteorologist with the National Weather Service said the Saginaw River will fall below its flood stage Wednesday at the earliest as roads close across the region due to flooding.

This week, WCMU's AJ Jones discusses Saginaw's tax cap and the movement behind trying to get it removed.

In 1979, Saginaw voted to impose a $3.8 million hard cap on the amount of property taxes it could collect from residents. While the city has voted seven times to keep the cap in place for nearly five decades, some residents are pushing to remove it.

The May 5 special election between Republican Jason Tunney and Democrat Chedrick Greene will determine if Senate Democrats will be able to hold a one-seat majority in Lansing.