FLINT – Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions and sentences of four protestors of a local women’s health clinic. Matthew Joseph Connolly of St. Paul, Minnesota, William Louis Goodman of Seattle, Washington, Lauren Brice Handy of Alexandria, Virginia, and Patrice Woodworth- Crandall of Winona, Minnesota were each sentenced to 45-days-in-jail after a jury convicted each of them of resisting and obstructing police, a two-year felony, along with the misdemeanor charges of trespassing and disturbing the peace. The four were arrested after ..read more

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FLINT, Mich.—Following a request from the City of Flint, the State of Michigan on May 29 filed a motion seeking to assist the City by managing and paying for yard and road restoration at roughly 1,848 homes where lead service line excavation and replacement work has been completed pursuant to the NRDC/Concerned Pastors Settlement Agreement. Out of $97 million in State funding allocated to Flint’s lead service line excavation, replacement and restoration, all but roughly $1.1 to $1.2 million has been expended. The cost to complete the remaining ..read more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks and Mailchimp, announced the QuickBooks Grant Program, which will award 20 small business owners $10,000 each and business mentorship resources to help drive their success. The program is one of several activations for Intuit’s Small Business Success Month, which recognizes and celebrates small businesses and provides tools, resources, and funding to fuel their growth. “Helping small businesses thrive is cr ..read more

PHOTO SOURCE: (c) P Stock / iStock via Getty Images Plus (StatePoint) As an entrepreneur, you are the expert in the goods and services you offer customers. However, you may be less familiar with the financial aspects of running your business. Incorporating a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professional into your stable of advisors is a smart way to ensure that you’re growing your business sustainably. Here are some important financial planning strategies a CFP® professional can assist you with: 1. Selecting a corporate structure: Each type of corporate structure is subject to its own tax code and ..read more

The Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) is soliciting bids from qualified companies to provide Installation of Bus Shelters and Concrete Bus Shelter Pads. MTA’s Main Campus is located in Genesee County. Bids shall be submitted on or before 4:00 p.m. local time, Monday, June 3rd, 2024, at the MTA’s offices at 1401 S. Dort Hwy., Flint, Michigan or electronically at Bidnet Direct www.bidnetdirect.com. Specifications for this IFB can be obtained at https://www.mtaflint.org/purchasing/ or www.bidnetdirect.com on or after May 3rd, 2024. THERE WILL BE NO PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING FOR ..read more

Community engagement events will be hosted in each ward, beginning an 18-month process FLINT, Mich.—During the month of June, the City of Flint Department of Business and Community Services will host community meetings in each city ward to kick off the Imagine Flint Comprehensive Plan Update. The goal is adoption of an updated Comprehensive Plan by December 2025. The City of Flint’s comprehensive plan was adopted 10 years ago, before the Flint Water Crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the end of emergency management. Updates to the plan are needed to reflect the Flint community’s priorities for ..read more

The Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) is soliciting bids from qualified companies to provide Installation of Bus Shelters and Concrete Bus Shelter Pads. MTA’s Main Campus is located in Genesee County. Bids shall be submitted on or before 4:00 p.m. local time, Monday, June 3rd, 2024, at the MTA’s offices at 1401 S. Dort Hwy., Flint, Michigan or electronically at Bidnet Direct www.bidnetdirect.com. Specifications for this IFB can be obtained at https://www.mtaflint.org/purchasing/ or www.bidnetdirect.com on or after May 3rd, 2024. THERE WILL BE NO PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING FOR THIS ..read more

Kailani Jackson.  Photo courtesy of Ms. Jackson Written by Sophia Janell Taylor with L. M. Land The Soul Dope ‘Creating the Amazing Life You Really Want’ workshop is traveling the globe and making a stop in Flint, Michigan on June 8 from 9:30a.m. – 2:30 p.m., at the University of Michigan Riverfront Conference Center. With speakers from all over the globe, each presenter will give lessons and tools to help attendees manage their past fears, hurts and hurdles to help them push through to their purpose. “It’s an honor to bring the tour to Flint” said Kailani Jackson, CEO/Founder of Soul Dop ..read more

Featured photo: Michigan Justice Fund partner retreat in Flint, held February 2024 Written by Tanya Terry Ashley Carter, director of Michigan Justice Fund (MJF), recently discussed with the Courier why the issue of mass incarceration is so important to her and others within and outside of MJF, and how MJF works to shift spending away from incarceration and towards programming. “I think it’s important to consider that justice-involved individuals are part of our society,” said Carter. “I see mass incarceration as the issue of racial inequity and also poverty. In Michigan, almost one third of th ..read more