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Flint funeral home goes quiet after judge orders release of Councilman Mays’s body
A hearse rolled up to the Flint funeral home to pick up the body, but no one was there
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Michigan, News, Eric Mays, Flint City Council, Flint, Eric HaKeem Deontaye Mays, Sheldon Neeley, lawsuit, health insurance
Son of late Flint Councilman Mays alleges ‘cruel act of retaliation’ in lawsuit against city
Eric HaKeem Deontaye Mays alleges the vengeful city is withholding his father’s insurance information
Legal battle halts funeral plans for late Flint Councilman Eric Mays
The lawsuit alleges a funeral home is holding Mays’s body ‘hostage’
Tags: Michigan, News, Flint, Flint City Council, Eric Mays, funeral, Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, Genesee County Circuit Court, lawsuit, Lento Law Group
Body of late Flint Councilman Eric Mays is being held ‘hostage’ by funeral home, lawsuit alleges
Mays’s four siblings are also accused of conspiring to profit from the popular official’s death
Outspoken Flint Councilman and TikTok sensation Eric Mays dies
The 65-year-old is known for his outbursts and passionate support of residents during the Flint water crisis
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Flint Water Crisis, Obituary, Eric Mays, Flint, Flint City Council, TikTok, Sam Riddle, politics, obit
Flint mayor Neeley warns Democrats of Black voter exodus
Polls show an increasing number of Black voters are pulling away from the Democratic Party
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Sheldon Neeley, Flint, Sam Riddle, National Action Network, Michigan, Michigan Democratic Party, President Biden, Donald Trump, election, politics
Election committee gives green light to recall of Highland Park mayor over skyrocketing water bills
‘Her days as mayor are numbered,’ activist Robert Davis says of Mayor Glenda McDonald
Tags: Politics & Elections, Government, News, Highland Park, recall, election, politics, Glenda McDonald, Robert Davis, Great Lakes Water authority, utility bills, water
Inside Dana Nessel’s ‘shit show’ Flint water investigation
Ignored legal warnings, ‘overwhelmed’ prosecutors, and the secret testimony of ex-Governor Snyder’s chief of staff
By Jordan Chariton
Tags: Investigations, Crime, Government, News, Flint Water Crisis, Flint water crisis, Dana Nessel, Rick Snyder, Dennis Muchmore, Todd Flood
U.S. Rep. Kildee won’t run for reelection, leaving an opening for Republicans
The Flint Democrat said his cancer scare earlier this year made him change his priorities
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Flint, Genesee County, Dan Kildee, U.S. House, Congress, politics, election, Democrats, Michigan
Detroit teacher charged after allegedly bringing marijuana gummies to juvenile jail
The 48-year-old teacher was working at the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility at the time
Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, marijuana, marijuana gummies, teacher, school, jail, juvenile jail
Wayne County warns of contaminated waterways following powerful storms
Rivers and lakes could be contaminated with partially treated sewage and stormwater
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Environment, Nature, River Rouge, Wayne County, state of emergency, public health advisory, rivers, water, thunderstorm, Warren Evans
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
Highland Park’s financial hardships are focus of town hall meeting
Residents are on edge as the city faces the prospect of bankruptcy
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Highland Park, town hall, Nandi's Knowledge Cafe, O.N.E. Highland Park Community Organization, marijuana, budget, water, Great Lakes Water Authority
Flint STILL has a water crisis — 9 years later
Jordan Chariton reports from Flint on the 9th anniversary of the water crisis and cover up
Tags: Michigan News, Flint Water Crisis, Views & Opinions, Flint water crisis, Dana Nessel, Rick Snyder
Michigan school’s ban on ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sweatshirt leads to lawsuit
The phrase is a coded insult that means ‘Fuck Joe Biden’
Tags: Michigan News, News, Joe Biden, Let's Go Brandon, school, education, Tri County Area Schools, Western Michigan, First Amendment, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Detroit teacher charged after unlicensed gun fell out of his bag at school
The handgun was ‘dangerously unsecured,’ Wayne County prosecutor says
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Cody High School, school, Detroit, William Kenneth Howard, gun, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Kym Worthy
Flint mayor used emergency alert system to promote his Easter egg hunt
Alert Flint is intended to warn residents about active shooters, natural disasters, missing children, and other emergencies
Tags: Michigan News, News, Flint, Sheldon Neeley, Cynthia Neeley, CodeRED, emergency alert, Easter
Judge approves $600 million settlement over Flint water crisis
It’s the largest settlement in Michigan history
Tags: Michigan News, News, Flint Water Crisis, Flint, Flint water crisis, Michigan, Dana Nessel, lawsuits, lead, Michigan Attorney General, Genesee County, Genesee County Circuit Court
Michigan students plead with lawmakers to pass more gun control laws
‘I should not be here giving this speech,’ an MSU student said
Tags: Michigan News, News, School, education, Michigan, gun control, Michigan Legislature, red flag law, guns
Michigan earns ‘F’ for failing to protect children from lead contamination at schools
About 1,500 kids under 6 in Detroit test positive for elevated levels of lead every year
Tags: Michigan News, News, Lead, lead poisoning, Michigan, State Senate, legislation, Filter First, Flint water crisis, Environment America Research & Policy Center, U.S. Public Research Interest Group Education Fund
Now that it’s lit up, people seem to like Detroit’s new I-94 sign
Pot-friendly Michigan music venue scales back programming
By Lee DeVito
Black women-owned cannabis cultivator Calyxeum opens its first dispensary in Detroit
By Layla McMurtrie