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Cass County Prosecutor Victor Fitz didn't give a reason in his resignation letter Monday to Circuit Court Judge Mark Herman, but it comes less than a month after Fitz voiced frustration with county commissioners rejecting his request to increase pay for deputy prosecuting attorneys.

St. Joseph County Council Democratic President Pro Tem Bryan Tanner says Democrats' coalition with Republican Dan Schaetzle worked well, including tapping cash reserves to shore up police pensions and double road repair spending.