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On the 10th anniversary of the start of the Flint water crisis, Mayor Sheldon Neeley discusses ongoing pipe replacements, financial settlements, and rebuilding trust.
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Taxpayers getting the short end of the stick is not unusual. But it does come at a time when Michiganders are particularly sensitive about highly touted deals in which we are likely going to get a diminished return on investment. Deals that Michigan made for big automotive battery projects just a couple of years ago are now being questioned and revisited.
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The federal government announced a $138.7 million settlement to over 100 survivors for the FBI's failure to thoroughly investigate sexual abuse allegations against Larry Nassar.
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A state House panel held its first hearing Thursday on legislation to create a right to legal representation for people facing eviction from their rental homes.
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A look back on what led to the Flint water crisis and what more still needs to be done in the city, a new natural gas project in northern Michigan, the role Michigan might play in November's presidential election as a swing state, multi-displinary artist Tiff Massey's upcoming exhibit at the DIA, and a conversation with Flint mayor Sheldon Neeley.
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Ten years ago today a devastating water crisis began in the city of Flint, Michigan. Its water was tainted with lead threatening tens of thousands of people.
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The Michigan Legislature voted Wednesday to allow trial courts to continue assessing court fees on guilty defendants for another 2 1/2 years.
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The Michigan Supreme Court is asked to decide whether sneakers and flip flops can be considered a dangerous weapon for the purpose of charging a teenager with assault.
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Six of the 15 people who face felony charges stemming from the alleged plot to overturn Michigan's election results were back in court this week.
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The union representing non-tenure track faculty at the University of Michigan has voted to authorize a strike.
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The federal government's settlement made to sex abuse survivors for failing to stop Larry Nasser sooner, a book that investigates the economic experiences of five working class families, and a trip to multi-disciplinary artist Tiff Massey's studio in Detroit.
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A Michigan bill package to make physically assaulting someone because of their sexual orientation, age, or disability status a hate crime moved out of a state House committee Tuesday.
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A conversation with the United States Ambassador to Ukraine, a new dark comedy TV series called "Diarra from Detroit," and conservation efforts happening at one of Michigan’s most important wetlands.
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The Dearborn Heights School District has introduced a new mental health service available 24/7 for users, the first in Michigan, through a text-based app called Counslr.
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The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on survivors before his arrest.
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A painting by Kalamazoo-born artist Titus Kaphar on display Grosse Pointe North High School. Some find it inspiring, while others are more dismayed by its meaning.
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The project is being celebrated by the utility and local officials in Wexford County, but criticized by environmental groups.
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