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Flint City Council is considering joining a consolidation initiative known as Future Genesee.

Flint to consider consolidation as a way to save money

This Wednesday, Flint City Council will consider whether consolidation could be in the city's future.The Flint Journal reports that a council committee…

Only 17 miles from Lake Michigan's shore, Waukesha, Wis. wants to replace its contaminated drinking water with water from the lake.

Governors say "yes" to Waukesha water diversion

All eight of the governors of states in the Great Lakes Compact voted Tuesday to approve Waukesha, Wisconsin's application to divert water from Lake…

Republican Governor Rick Snyder and the Republican leadership in the State House and Senate outlined progress and sticking points.

Environmental groups: water extraction bill would weaken public oversight

Environmental groups are crying foul over a new bill (H.B. 5638) they say would make it easier for agribusiness to get approval for large scale…

Vote on Waukesha water diversion expected Tuesday

The city of Waukesha, Wisconsin will likely find out Tuesday if it can draw water from the Great Lakes to replace its own contaminated water.Governors…

Michigan moves toward the toughest lead in drinking water rule in the nation

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is moving forward with proposed changes to the lead and copper rule. If approved, Michigan would hold the…

Flint's EM wants a consultant to look at the city's public safety department

A consultant is being brought in to assess what can be done with the city of Flint’s public safety department.Budget cuts and smaller workforces have…

Where do things stand with Flint and a possible bankruptcy? A lot riding on a lawsuit

A recent analysis by Moody's Investor's Service offers the prediction that Flint will not follow along the bankruptcy path set by Detroit.Even though the…

Flint's emergency manager tries to sell Santa and his reindeer

When Flint's emergency manager put the city's Santa Claus display up for auction, some local residents decided that was going too far. Melodee Mabbitt…

Flint judge sets deadline for state welfare review

A judge in Flint has given the Michigan Department of Human Services until Aug. 10 to process 5,000 or more remaining applications for cash assistance…

Kildee says one way Iran can show it can be trusted to work with the U.S. is if Iran releases Amir Hekmati, a Flint man who has been imprisoned in Iran for nearly three years. A retired U.S. marine, Hekmati was arrested on charges of spying while visiting

Flint family of jailed former Marine in Iran gets letters

DETROIT (AP) - The family of a former Marine detained in Iran for nearly two years says he's finally receiving visits from an uncle there and has been…

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