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Artisans of Michigan: Auto upholstery in Flint

We travel the state every once in a while for our Artisans of Michigan series, and this time we went to Flint.C.H. Schultz & Sons has been repairing…

Source of high lead levels in drinking water at one Flint school identified

New tests suggest high lead levels in the drinking water at one Flint school may have a simple and inexpensive solution.Initial test results on drinking…

Sen. Jim Ananich at Stateside's live show in Flint: "Michigan should lead the way [in water quality standards]. We should have the best standards of anywhere in the country and other people should follow us and we should start that here in Flint."

Sen. Ananich of Flint still drinks bottled water, says, “I was lied to like everyone else"

This week brought an important development in the future of Flint and its drinking water.Mayor Karen Weaver says she wants Flint to return to a long-term…

Group holds 'die-in' protest outside meeting of governor's Flint water advisors

About a dozen protesters, many wearing red paint splashed clothes, tried to get Governor Snyder’s attention today. They held a ‘die-in’ outside a Flint…

Activists form a bucket brigade to carry water from the state Capitol.

Bucket brigade tries to convince state lawmakers to pay to fix Flint's water system

Activists came to the state Capitol today to dramatize the need for tens of millions of dollars to fix Flint’s damaged water system.A line of people…

Fixing a broken water main in Tecumseh, Michigan. Some smaller communities have only been able to afford to patch older systems when they needed to be replaced.

New laws make it easier for communities to access state financing for water infrastructure

New laws will make it easier for some communities to access financing to fix their drinking water systems.

Stateside: Flint mayor on Snyder charges; Michigan poets to read; Detroit Tejano music legend

Today on Stateside, the Mayor of Flint talks about the charges filed against former state officials for the city’s water crisis. Plus, we review new work…

GLWA crews install new pipe at site of broken water main on Wednesday.

GLWA will need a few more weeks to get water main back to full service

The broken pipe is 10 feet wide — the largest in the Great Lakes Water Authority's service area.

Michigan’s Treasury Department deserves blame for its role in the Flint water crisis, according to a new report.

Howes: Bureaucracy and politics stand in the way of Flint’s recovery

With the white-hot glare of worldwide publicity fixed on Flint, one might think the city would avoid doing anything to draw more attention. Like, for…

FBI report finds violent crime rates in Detroit and Flint still high, but improving

New data from the FBI show crime declined last year in Detroit and Flint. But both remain among the nation’s most violent cities.According to the FBI's…

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