The former lab supervisor in Flint's water treatment department told a special legislative committee Tuesday that he assumed corrosion control would be necessary when the city switched from treated lake water to Flint River water, …
The task force appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder to investigate the Flint water crisis spared none of the governmental actors -- federal, state or local -- from some responsibility for the crisis in a biting …
Both chambers Thursday passed a modified version of the House proposal to use $48.7 million left over in the state's tobacco settlement fund to keep Detroit Public Schools (DPS) open for the rest of the …
The House voted Thursday to supply Detroit Public Schools (DPS) with $48.7 million in leftover tobacco settlement revenue, money needed to keep the doors open at the city's public schools through the remainder of the …
Partisan battle lines over who deserves the most blame for the Flint water crisis deepened Thursday during the third Congressional oversight hearing on Flint that featured Gov. Rick Snyder on the witness stand
The full Senate will not take up a Detroit Public Schools (DPS) reform package next Tuesday and it's not clear if the Government Operations Committee will tackle the issue either, a Senate Republican source told …
Michigan voters Tuesday elected Dave LaGrand (D-Grand Rapids), Mary Whiteford (R-Casco Twp.) and Gary Howell (R- North Branch) to the state House of Representatives in special elections held in the 75th, 80th and 82nd districts, …
The select Michigan voters picked to grill the two Democratic presidential candidates at tonight's debate weren't interested in theoretical policy points.
Donald TRUMP defended his manhood by showing off the size of his hands. And Marco RUBIO and Ted CRUZ verbally battered the New York billionaire every chance they could.
A six-member House-Senate committee was charged with taking a look at the various investigations in the Flint water crisis and making policy suggestions to prevent future lead-poisoning disasters.
Circle June 1 on your calendar if you are interested in the battle over repealing the state's controversial Prevailing Wage law. That's the deadline set by Chris FISHER at the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) …
Detroit Public Schools (DPS) would still get the $72 million a year Gov. Rick Snyder is calling for to stabilize the indebted district, but Detroit voters wouldn't see total control of the district through an …
The state's chronically understaffed Grand Rapids Home for Veterans is not properly investigating abuse cases, keeping track of $5.2 million in drugs or checking on residents when they fall, according to a highly critical audit …
Gov. Rick SNYDER today outlined the specifics of a budget plan that would raise the state's total commitment to the city of Flint to $232 million over the next two fiscal years.
You wouldn't know it by the protestors chanting outside the House Appropriations Committee room, but the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget Gov. Rick SNYDER presented this morning to lawmakers inside the room may be his …
Courtesy of MIRS News Service A federal court judge Friday afternoon granted local governmental officials’ request for a preliminary injunction on the portion of PA 269 that is known by […]
Flint resident Lee-Ann WALTERS' voice shook only a little as she spoke to a congressional committee room about the type of water that's flowed through her faucets for months.
Unable to tap into money from the business community because of "infighting" in the gay community, the head of gay rights petition drive Fair Michigan has pulled the plug.