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Michigan still allows emergency takeovers of local governments. Is it finally time to reconsider this drastic measure?
Under emergency management, Flint faced problems that turned catastrophic while Detroit charted a new course. That mixed record and stark racial disparities have prompted calls for change.
By Anna Clark, ProPublica
Tags: Michigan News, News, Emergency management, Detroit, Flint, ProPublica, Michigan, Rick Snyder, Lansing
No, we will not miss Gov. Rick Snyder
By Lee DeVito
Tags: News Hits, Gov. Rick Snyder, Republicans, GOP, Keith Crain
Snyder continues to plead for civility and we continue to say, 'Oh, fuck off'
Tags: The Scene, Gov. Rick Snyder, civility
Pardon our French, but fuck Snyder's call for civility
Tags: News Hits, Gov. Rick Snyder, Michigan, civility
The Guardian runs excerpt from Anna Clark's Flint book 'The Poisoned City'
By Michael Jackman
Tags: The Scene, Anna Clark, summer reading, Flint water crisis, emergency management
U.S. Court: Detroit students have no right to access to literacy
Tags: News Hits, Detroit, Literacy, Michigan, Rick Snyder, emergency management, Detroit public schools, Detroit Public Schools Community District
Gov. Snyder to sign 'polluter panels' bill into law
Tags: News Hits, MDEQ, Gov. Rick Snyder, Michigan environment, National Resources Defense Council, Arlan Meekhof
Nestlé to send more than 1 million bottles of water to Flint this summer
Tags: News Hits, Nestle, Nestlé, Nestle Waters, Nestlé Waters, Nestlé Waters North America, Ice Mountain, Pure Life, Stanwood, bottled water, emergency management, Gov. Rick Snyder
How Michigan destroyed faith in democracy
By Jack Lessenberry
Tags: Politics & Prejudices, Gov. Rick Snyder, Michigan, politics, GOP, Republicans, Flint water crisis
Flint native Michael Moore sprays 'Flint Water' near Snyder's office
By Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, flint, governor snyder, flint water, michael moore, poison, lead, emergency management
Flint and unexpected consequences
By Curt Guyette
Tags: Local News, Flint, Flint water crisis, Gov. Rick Snyder, emergency manager
No quality in Michigan’s environment department
Tags: Politics & Prejudices, Nestlé, Michigan, MDEQ, Gov. Rick Snyder
Who's really responsible for the low academic scores in Detroit's schools
Tags: News Hits, emergency management, Detroit Public Schools, Detroit Public Schools Community District, media criticism
Tunde Olaniran summed up the Flint water crisis in one perfect tweetstorm
Tags: City Slang, Tunde Olaniran, Flint water crisis, Gov. Rick Snyder, Nestlé
Snyder wins: Judge rules out early election to fill Conyers' congressional seat
Tags: News Hits, Michigan, 13th Congressional District, Detroit, Special election, John Conyers, Michael Gilmore, Gov. Rick Snyder
Freep business writer: Fewer jobs could be new normal
Tags: News Hits, Michigan business, business journalism, Gov. Rick Snyder, unemployment, adult labor participation rate
Michigan House candidate Michael Gilmore is suing Snyder over election
Tags: News Hits, emergency management, democracy deferred, John Conyers, denying black voters representation
ACLU will demand justice for Flint students hurt by lead levels at Monday court hearing
Tags: News Hits, Flint water crisis, Gov. Rick Snyder, environmental justice, child find, ACLU of Michigan, MIchigan ACLU
Candidate says he'll sue Gov. Snyder to move up election for Conyers' seat
Tags: News Hits, emergency management, democracy deferred, John Conyers
Gov. Snyder says he is 'no longer satisfied' with Enbridge Mackinac pipeline
Tags: News Hits, Enbridge, Line 5, Gov. Rick Snyder
Now that it’s lit up, people seem to like Detroit’s new I-94 sign
By Steve Neavling
Pot-friendly Michigan music venue scales back programming
What’s happening in Detroit on 4/20?
By Layla McMurtrie