January 28, 2016 Senate Dems pitch $400 million fix for lead pipes in Flint Senate Democrats on Thursday proposed $400 million in new emergency federal funding to replace and fix lead-contaminated pipes in Flint, Michigan.
January 28, 2016 Michigan Gov. Snyder says full replacement of Flint's lead pipes not imminent Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday the full replacement of the Flint’s lead pipes is not imminent despite the ongoing crisis of city’s lead-poisoned tap water.
January 27, 2016 Environmental groups demand Flint, Mich. replace all lead pipes in water crisis Environmental and civil rights groups want a federal judge to order the prompt replacement of all lead pipes in Flint's water system to ensure that residents have a safe drinking supply, a demand that Gov. Rick Snyder said on Wednesday might be a long-term option but not an immediate one.
January 26, 2016 The Latest: NAACP to tell plan for lead-tainted Flint water The Latest on the Flint water crisis (all times local): ___ 11:15 a.m.
January 25, 2016 Q&A: A look at the Detroit Public Schools teacher sick-outs Detroit Public Schools teachers have complained for several years about poor pay, overcrowded classrooms, a lack of supplies, unsafe building conditions and uncertainty about their futures as the district struggles under a mountain of debt.
January 25, 2016 Detroit judge refuses to force teachers back to school after 'sick-outs' A Detroit judge on Monday denied a temporary restraining order requested by the city's school district that would force teachers to stop skipping school.
January 25, 2016 Michigan AG: Flint water not even safe to 'bathe a newborn' The water supply in Flint, Michigan is so unsafe, according to the state's attorney general, that on Monday he urged parents to keep it far from their youngest children.
January 23, 2016 Lead pipes lurk in older neighborhoods across the nation Lead pipes like the ones that led to contamination of the tap water in Flint, Michigan, can be found in older neighborhoods across the nation.
January 23, 2016 Michigan official takes confrontational tone with EPA chief over Flint water crisis Michigan's top environmental officer was by turns cooperative and confrontational with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, pledging to work together to ensure the safety of Flint's drinking water but challenging the legality and scope of some federal demands.
January 22, 2016 Body of 73-year-old found in dumpster near nursing home where he lived Authorities say the body of a 73-year-old man was found in a dumpster behind the Detroit nursing home where he lived.
