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Michigan taxpayers will foot the bill for the Governor's lawyers in the Flint water lawsuits

If you’ve somehow missed the latest outrage in the Flint water crisis, here it is. Taxpayers are about to pay $1.2 million dollars for legal fees to…

Virginia Tech researchers are back in Flint for a new round of water testing

Researchers from Virginia Tech are back in Flint to test people’s tap water, but some residents are not willing to have their water tested again.Last…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens to President Biden during an October 2021 meeting with Cabinet members and corporate chief executives to discuss the looming federal debt limit. Two years later, the debt limit is once again an economic threat.

4 ways around a debt ceiling crisis — and why they might not work

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.

Flint voters to cast ballots in special primary Tuesday

A large field of candidates will be on the ballot this week as Flint voters decide who they want to represent them in Lansing.Sheldon Neeley resigned from…

GAO report: After Flint, fewer than half of U.S. schools test for lead in drinking water

A report released by the Government Accountability Office earlier this week says that only 43% of school districts nationwide tested for lead in their…

Virginia Tech researcher says Flint water quality "normal" for city with old lead pipes

Virginia Tech researchers say their latest tests of Flint tap water are consistent with state tests showing the city’s water is within federal standards…

U.S. senators strike deal on Flint water funding package

Flint’s mayor believes a U.S. Senate deal could free up federal money to pay to remove the city’s lead service lines.U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow,…

Maryland congressman wants Flint water documents from Michigan's governor

Governor Snyder is expected to soon appear before a congressional committee investigating the Flint Water crisis. However, a top Democrat on the panel…

Red marks the spot where suspected lead water lines are in Flint

The city of Flint has a better picture of where all its aging lead water service lines are. But that picture is still incomplete.Service lines connect…

Kevin Houston sits on the front steps of his home, May 9, 2023, in Highland Park, Mich., a small enclave of Detroit that is considering chapter 9 bankruptcy due to a $20 million debt to a regional water authority. Houston grew up in Highland Park and acknowledges that the city has too many vacant houses and overgrown lots. He says Highland Park is "not a bad place to live" but "it's not the best." (AP Photo/Corey Williams)

Detroit enclave built on auto industry struggles under $20M water debt

A small enclave of Detroit is considering municipal bankruptcy to help rid itself of a decades-old water debt that has grown to about $20 million and threatens to swamp the already financially struggling city. Highland Park and the Great Lakes Water Authority are in court-ordered mediation over how the debt will be paid.

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