Questions about the state’s bungled response to Flint’s water crisis have led to a bipartisan push to make the governor’s office and legislature subject to the state’s public records law. Michigan now ranks at the bottom for government transparency.
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Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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Michigan primary delivers one big surprise
Bridge breaks it down by party and county, in two interactive maps
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Sticking with your own kind: tribalism in politics
We all tend to vote for one party over another. But we also are more likely to live, love and troll among fellow travelers.
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Michigan’s aging voting machines a 'catastrophe waiting to happen’
Scrounging for used parts on the Internet, Michigan clerks say it’s time for new election equipment, if the state will pay for it.
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How Snyder’s chief of staff wrestled with Flint, with few victories
Dennis Muchmore’s deep experience as the governor’s point man did not translate into solutions for Flint’s water crisis. A year in emails.
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The latest on what key Snyder aides knew about Flint and when
The release of additional Snyder administration emails reveals yet more aides to the governor who were alert to potential dangers in Flint’s water long before emergency measures were taken.
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Three ways Snyder emails may foretell Michigan’s future
Snyder administration emails on the handling of the Flint water crisis point to some big policy decisions facing the state.
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After decades of failure, will metro Detroit pass mass transit this year?
Southeast Michigan has tried, and failed, to craft a functional public-transit system that works – many times. Leaders hope the RTA’s master plan, to be revealed this spring, will turn the tide
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In Cleveland, they built it, and riders came, along with a whole lot more
The lessons of Cleveland’s HealthLine bus rapid transit are many, including the need for wide community support for the project to succeed. But officials say the return on investment has been worth it
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Before Flint, a Detroit-area water warning system was allowed to crumble
A state-of-the-art water contaminant warning system protected more than 4 million people in southeast Michigan. But a few years back, communities began to pull out of the network, to save money. After Flint, was that a mistake?