Scrounging for used parts on the Internet, Michigan clerks say it’s time for new election equipment, if the state will pay for it.
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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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?
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What Flint lost
After more than a year of misinformation, Flint residents say they can no longer trust anything the government tells them. Paranoia? Or history?
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Signs of trouble at MDEQ, years before Flint lead crisis
A 2010 federal audit expressed concern about shortcuts Michigan’s drinking water safety program was taking to save money. An expert testifying before Congress today concludes from the audit that water safety regulation in Michigan is “more broken than we think.
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Snyder urges state to approve $28 million for Flint water crisis
Gov. Rick Snyder used his State of the State speech to personally apologize for government’s failure to protect Flint residents from lead-poisoned drinking water, and pledge long-term support for those impacted