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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
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
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
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
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 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
Author Kelsey Ronan explores the complexities of grief in ‘Drown the House’
It’s part of a new anthology of metro Detroit writers from Room Project called ‘Room Object’
By Randiah Camille Green
Tags: Arts Stories & Interviews, Artist of the Week, Kelsey Ronan, artist of the week, Room Project, Room Object, metro Detroit literary community, Flint
‘Flint is still broken’ residents say ahead of federal court hearing
Advocates demand the city finish replacing pipes three years after missed deadline
Tags: Michigan News, Flint Water Crisis, Flint water crisis, Detroit, Flint Rising, Michigan United
Yes, a Flint councilwoman called residents ‘janky’ — but not all residents
Councilwoman Ladel Lewis says she was only referring to nonvoters, but others are still offended
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Flint, Flint City Council, TikTok, Viral Video, Facebook, Ladel Lewis
Attorney for Oxford victims blasts governmental immunity for protecting negligent employees
Public officials are largely shielded from lawsuits, making it difficult to hold them accountable
Tags: Michigan News, News, Oxford High School, Ven johnson, flint water crisis, lawsuit, governmental immunity, attorneys, court, Michigan
Our favorite Detroit records of 2022
We couldn’t stop listening to these local releases this year
By Broccoli and Joe Zimmer
Tags: Local Music, Local Buzz, The AM, dream beach, Tunde Olaniran, Amber Chene, Quelle Chris, Beige, Jonah Baseball, 2Lanes, Theo Parrish, Waajeed, Hi-Tech, Toughie, Perpetual Care, Sara Marie Barron, Apropos
Federal judge drops Flint water crisis charges against Snyder
The former governor had been charged with two misdemeanor counts of willful neglect of duty
By Allison Donahue, Michigan Advance
Tags: Michigan News, Flint Water Crisis, Flint water crisis, Rick Snyder
Justice Department sent monitors to five Michigan cities, including Detroit, for Election Day
The decision comes amid growing concerns over voter intimidation and potential disruptions at polling locations
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Justice Department, Civil Rights Division, voting rights, politics, election, Detroit, Flint, Pontiac, Grand Rapids, Sougthfield
Racist billboards appeared across metro Detroit on Hitler’s birthday
Side Hustle Lounge opens in downtown Detroit just in time for the NFL Draft
By Layla McMurtrie
Lapointe: For visitors, your NFL Draft city is the bedrock of the big leagues
By Joe Lapointe