state of michigan

  • Flint, Mich.’s Water Crisis Continues; Latest Events Prove It’s Far From Over

    The people of Flint, Mich., still do not have clean water, and there does not appear to be a definite end in sight to the need for water filters and bottled water for everything from bathing to cooking more than a year after Mayor Karen Weaver called a state of emergency because of elevated lead…

  • State of Mich. Removes Flint’s Ability to Sue Over Water Crisis

    The city of Flint, Mich., will not be able to file a lawsuit against the state of Michigan over the drinking-water crisis unless the state says it’s OK. The Detroit Free Press reports that the five-member Receivership Transition Advisory Board, appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder, changed the rules under which Flint is governed so that…