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Skeptical Flint residents “grateful” for legal settlement, but say justice is far off

People in Flint are still digesting the terms of this week’s legal settlement and what it’ll mean for them.Tuesday, U.S. District Judge David Lawson…

According to MLive.com, Western Michigan, Central Michigan (both shown) and Eastern Michigan spent $72.6 million in institutional funds on athletics, more than the 10 other public universities in Michigan combined

At some Michigan universities, students foot large part of athletics bill

MLive recently published an in-depth look at Michigan's public universities, and how they subsidize sports with tuition dollars. What stood out more than…

Online retailers will start collecting Michigan sales tax Thursday

Starting Thursday, more online companies will add the Michigan sales tax to purchases made by Michigan customers.Online retail giant Amazon is among the…

Michigan Supreme Court gives final "no" to election recount

The Michigan Supreme Court has shut down the last legal avenue to re-starting the statewide recount of presidential election ballots.In a three-to-two…

Reporter’s Notebook: "Cash on the table" for my house exemplifies Grand Rapids’ housing boom

I am switching roles a bit at Michigan Radio. The change requires me to sell my lovely house in Grand Rapids to work out of Ann Arbor.I figured selling…

Legislation would require tougher standards for Great Lakes pipelines

Congress has ordered stronger safety measures for pipelines carrying oil and other fuels in the Great Lakes region.The requirement is contained in a bill…

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Highland Park schools get new emergency manager

The Highland Park School District is getting its sixth emergency manager in nearly five years.Kevin Smith replaces Steve Schiller, who was appointed in…

Family says Obamacare meant choosing between "bad, really bad and really bad bad" plans

All this week on Stateside, we look at how the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, will affect Michigan residents, hospitals and…

Syrian refugees hang out at the Elbeyli Refugee Camp in southern Turkey, near the border with Syria. Turkey has absorbed 2.6 million Syrian refugees in recent years, but has recently closed its borders despite tens of thousands of Syrians who are trying to flee their homeland.

The Syrians Keep Fleeing, But Now They Hit Turkey's Closed Border

Recent fighting in northern Syria has been pushing more and more civilians to seek shelter elsewhere. But neighboring Turkey, already burdened with 2.6 million refugees, has locked down its border.

Howes: Let the people vote on Regional Transit Authority

It's no secret that the mass transit picture in Southeast Michigan is beyond dismal.A staggering 92% of jobs in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Washtenaw…

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