Lawmakers Propose Bills After Sick-Outs Shut Detroit Schools
Majority Republicans in Michigan's Legislature say the bills will make it easier to deem such work stoppages illegal strikes.
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Majority Republicans in Michigan's Legislature say the bills will make it easier to deem such work stoppages illegal strikes.
President Obama says $80 million in federal funds is on the way to address the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
EPA chief Gina McCarthy says she accepted Hedman's resignation to ensure the regional office remains solely focused on the restoration of Flint's drinking water.
Amir Hekmati, a Marine veteran recently released from Iran in a prisoner-swap deal, says he's grateful to be home in Michigan.
The outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Genessee County can not be directly linked to the tainted water in Flint.
He called the release of the messages — which are exempt from Michigan's public-records law — "unprecedented" but necessary so people "know the truth."
If not for his bailout, "GM and Chrysler would not exists today," the president said.
No stranger to inflammatory political statements, the Motor City Madman is at it again.
"It's like two to three percent of the population, it is very unclear in many instances whether it came from the Flint River or if it came from other sources ... and a lot more study needs to be done," he said.
Governor Rick Snyder says he's releasing emails linked to the Flint water crisis on Wednesday, so the entire state can see what happened over the past 18 months leading the city to this point.
At the same time, Obama is taking steps to make it clear he's not ignoring the water problems in nearby Flint, Mich.
An apology from Governor Rick Snyder to the residents of Flint -- in the wake of the water crisis.
Gov. Rick Snyder is the target of two class-action lawsuits filed by Flint residents over the state's handling of the city's water crisis.
"This is a predominately African-American community, and it's also a class issue," Karen Weaver said.
The Republican is expected to further detail plans to address the contamination of Flint's water with lead during his address to the GOP-led Legislature on Tuesday night.