Michigan

Environment FILE - In this March 21, 2016, file photo, the Flint Water Plant water tower is seen in Flint, Mich. Multiple news outlets report Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, that the state of Michigan has reached a $600 million agreement to compensate Flint residents whose health was damaged by lead-tainted drinking water. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Environment Flint Still Doesn’t Have Clean Water, but Michigan Is Cutting a $600M Check to Residents

Michigan is taking the first of many steps to make a broken community whole.

Associated Press Associated Press August 20, 2020 10:26 am EDT
Housing With key protections expired for much of Michigan, more renters than ever are facing eviction. Photo via Shutterstock.
Housing Nearly Half of Michigan Renters Are At Risk to Lose Their Homes Right Now

A new analysis of Census data shows Michigan families who rent are struggling to keep their homes afloat during the pandemic.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain August 12, 2020 4:05 pm EDT
Coronavirus Lynus Parker stands with his family outside of his Novi home, greeting well wishers shortly after being discharged for a near-90-day long hospital stay. Photo courtesy of Lynus Parker.
Coronavirus WATCH: This Michigan Man Took Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 and Still Ended Up on a Ventilator

Novi resident Lynus Parker needed help breathing for an entire month. But that was just the beginning.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain August 11, 2020 4:52 pm EDT
Michigan Despite the larger number of people taking advantage of Absentee Ballots, a few still choose to vote in person at the polls. Photo by Franz Knight.
Michigan Michigan Clerks Tell Us What They Learned From the Primary, and What Needs to Change by November

As November looms, work is already underway to shore election procedures.

Nick Mordowanec Nick Mordowanec August 7, 2020 11:00 am EDT
Economy Jamon Jordan poses with a photo of his mother, Jacquelynne Jordan, in Detroit, Friday, April 24, 2020. Jamon Jordan could not mourn his mother in the traditional way. At Jacquelynne Jordan's memorial in early April, there were just seven people. No hugs. No traditional dinner where family members could gather to honor the 66-year-old matriarch's memory after she died from the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Economy Major Michigan Cities Struggle With Coronavirus Budget Crises, Left to Fend for Themselves

In the midst of recovering from the largest city bankruptcy in American history, Detroit now contends with a virus killing one of every ten infected.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel July 24, 2020 12:19 pm EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
Economy Photo via the White House
Economy Powerful Michigan Republicans Get Millions in PPP While Small Businesses Struggle

A company owned by Senate candidate John James got over $1 million in Paycheck Protection Act loans while the vast majority of Black-owned small businesses got nothing.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel July 21, 2020 11:17 am EDT
Education WWJ captured protesters on Facebook live video outside of the DPSCD west side terminal. Photo via Facebook.
Education Can Detroit’s Public Schools Operate Safely During the Pandemic? No One Seems to Agree.

Michigan teachers, students, parents, and administrators all have mixed feelings about the July return to classroom learning.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain July 14, 2020 12:23 pm EDT