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Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Prosecutors drop Flint charges, FEMA is short-staffed, and Illinois affirms women's reproductive rights.
Meet the Entrepreneurs Working to Resurrect Flint
Flint's water crisis contributed to a national image of the city as a site of intractable poverty. Local business people are working to to change that perception.
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Michigan's voting maps will get a makeover, a judge makes a call on a domestic terrorism case, and a parrot may be party to a crime.
What Will the Mid-Terms Mean for Abortion Access?
With Roe v. Wade under threat, the stakes are high for abortion protections in states across the country.
House Representatives From Michigan Introduce a Bill to Address PFAS Contamination
Congress will consider a bill requiring states to work with federal agencies to remove and remediate water contaminated with a dangerous chemical compound.
Detroit Schools Shut Off Water Fountains After Tests Found Lead Contamination
Detroit public schools shut off the district-wide water supply last week after tests found elevated levels of lead or copper in 34 schools.
State Agencies Turn Up High Levels of Harmful Chemicals in a Michigan County's Water
Tests have revealed that water in Parchment, Michigan, contains 20 times the federal health advisory for dangerous substances known as PFAS.
A Proposed Work Requirement Exemption in Michigan Is Mired in Controversy
Critics say the legislation being put forth in Michigan will unfairly benefit rural white communities over the more urban black areas—but is that true?
Michigan Immigrant Rights Advocates Score a Major Win in the Drivers' License Standoff
A bid by Republican legislators to identify residents' immigration status on state-issued identification would have marked them for discriminatory policing, activists say.
Michigan Will Stop Distributing Free Bottled Water to Flint Residents
Governor Rick Snyder announced Friday that the city's water supply is safe for residents.
Re-Educating a Life, in Sentences
Two landmark Supreme Court rulings made clear that juvenile life sentences are unconstitutional. Yet hundreds remain in prison, many of them without access to educational programs.
Driver's Ed Is Becoming Harder for Poor Kids to Afford
As states have stopped funding driver's education, participation has declined, with lower-income teens and teens of color missing out.
The Policy Consequences of Partisan Gerrymandering
New research finds the issue of how legislative districts are drawn, currently being considered by the Supreme Court, is far from academic.
ACLU Sues Michigan for Funding Faith-Based Adoption Agencies That Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples
A 2015 law signed by Governor Rick Snyder protects child-placement agencies from providing services that conflict with their religious beliefs.
Detroit Will Remain Plagued by Housing Woes, Report Says
An aging population and decline in housing affordability are just two of the long-term issues residents of Detroit will face in coming years.
Jewell Jones' Knack for Making Political History
"I'm focused on getting resources to the citizens that I represent to improve the quality of life for my neighbors, and my colleagues' neighbors across the State of Michigan," Jones says.
How Do We Decide When a Chemical Is Deadly?
When state and federal regulations for contamination differ, the responsibility falls on citizens to navigate the risks.
Officials Covering Up Drinking Water Scandals
Vague regulations let government officials hide drinking water contamination from the public.
The Referendum That Could Have Saved Flint
Michigan's voters decided to scrap the kind of super-empowered emergency managers who made questionable decisions in Flint—but state lawmakers found a way to revive the program.
A 150-Year Timeline of the Flint Water Crisis
Lessons about Flint’s long history of dirty water—from 1873 to the latest revelations about toxic taps.
When a Small-Government Philosophy Rules the Day
The crisis in Flint, Michigan, reveals the dangerous downside of treating public safety as just another line item.
Lead by the Numbers
Looking at the Flint water crisis from a different perspective.
What's Flint Doing About the Water Crisis?
Thanks to the Flint water crisis, the city's kids could experience terrible, long-lasting consequences.
Could Salt Have Contributed to the Flint Crisis?
High chloride levels are problematic.