How Michigan may play a pivotal role in presidential election: It could be firewall for Clinton or the fulcrum of a Trump shocker
Michigan Government
Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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Promised water infrastructure investment comes only in drips
Remember when Flint’s crisis had everybody calling for upgrades to pipes and mains? That’ll be very expensive, and the new Great Lakes Water Authority has lots of other problems to address
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In Lansing, where potentially self-serving votes run ‘rampant’
Michigan’s failure to pass a conflict-of-interest law allows legislators to cast votes even when they appear to have a financial interest.
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15 lawmakers and their potential conflicts of interest
What’s a conflict of interest, and what isn’t? You decide
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Strangest. Election. Ever. Or how choosing a president sank from civics to reality TV
Demonic possession and lesbian farmers. Pickle jars and Tic Tacs. Bridge takes a walk of shame through the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Why Flint’s lead pipe replacement costs so much, and moves so slowly
How do you replace an entire city’s aging underground infrastructure? One house at a time.
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Among rural Trump supporters, an America that has lost its way
Voters in rural areas of northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula say they have found their blunt savior in Donald Trump. Some are bracing for a fight if he loses
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Will metro Detroit voters approve mass transit that most will not use?
Metro Detroit’s miserable public transit picture has a potential solution, requiring buy-in from those who use it and the businesses and communities that benefit from it. Whether voters will get on board remains an open question
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McPhail continues to lead Detroit charter school, faces more fines
Detroit Community Schools, run by former Detroit city attorney Sharon McPhail, faces $21k in monthly fines for continuing to employ her and another administrator who the state say lack proper certification as administrators. She has appealed.
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How long will Flint’s water chief remain unpaid?
Flint hired a former brigadier general to oversee replacement of its lead pipes. The Mott Foundation gave Flint money for his salary. So why hasn’t Michael McDaniel been paid? The answer tells you all you need to know about the slow pace of Flint’s recovery.