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From an obscure congressional maneuver to a trillion-dollar coin, there are many ideas out there to help the U.S. avoid debt default, but they are untested and have major potential problems.

Michigan is failing to enforce safe drinking water at school, a new report finds.

A group of Flint residents and activists is worried government officials are gearing up to declare their water safe to drink without the testing they feel…

The state legislature is sending Governor Snyder a package of bills that will change retirement benefits for teachers.Vicki Barnett, the former Mayor of…

Many Michigan hospitals are in crisis mode right now. Between COVID-19 cases and normal seasonal spikes of illnesses like flu, they are struggling to find space for patients. Some hospitals are postponing surgeries and shifting staff to deal with the overflow. Michigan Radio's Dustin Dwyer tells us about the view from inside a Grand Rapids hospital.

Commercial water customers in Flint who haven’t paid their bills could be shut off next week.On Thursday, the city posted shutoff notices at businesses…

The tiny, low-income city of 8,900 residents owes the Great Lakes Water Authority more than $20 million after not paying water bills for years. A $20.4 million allocation in the proposed Michigan Department of Health and Human Services budget would help the city pay it off.

The Flint city council Monday night delayed a vote on extending the contract with the city’s drinking water supplier.Flint has been getting its tap water…

Yesterday I was thinking that, in a sense, Flint has become Detroit’s Detroit.In other words, for years, the urban crisis in Detroit was seen as the worst…

A new government study estimates that at least 45% of the nation's tap water could be contaminated with one or more forms of PFAS. Here's what to do if you're worried about what's in your faucet.