Mar 06 Clinton, Sanders wrangle on Wall Street, trade in Democratic debate By Catherine Lucey, Nancy Benac, Associated Press Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled aggressively in a presidential debate Sunday night over trade and Wall Street influence, with Clinton accusing her challenger of turning his back on a rescue of the auto industry and Sanders countering that Clinton's… Continue reading
Mar 06 Clinton, Sanders urge Michigan governor to resign at debate in Flint By Catherine Lucey, Nancy Benac, Associated Press Hillary Clinton joined Bernie Sanders in calling for Michigan's Republican governor to resign over his handling of the Flint water crisis as the Democrats opened their seventh presidential debate Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 3:20 Clinton, Trump show strong leads ahead of delegate-heavy Michigan primary By PBS News Hour Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump show strong poll numbers in Michigan, leading up to the state's presidential primary elections on Tuesday. At stake are 147 delegates for the Democrats and 59 for the Republicans. Michigan Public Radio reporter Rick… Continue watching
Mar 04 Sen. Mike Lee of Utah: Federal aid not needed in Flint water crisis By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said Friday that federal aid is not needed in Flint, Michigan, where lead-contaminated pipes have resulted in an ongoing public health emergency. Continue reading
Feb 26 Ex-Michigan lawmakers face felony charges over affair, bizarre cover story By Michael Gerstein, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. -- Two former Michigan lawmakers were charged Friday with felony misconduct in office, the state attorney general announced, after their extramarital affair snowballed into a political scandal when one of them concocted a bizarre cover story about being… Continue reading
Feb 25 Cruz blocks vote on bill to resolve Flint water crisis By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is holding up bipartisan legislation to address the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where lead-contaminated pipes have resulted in an ongoing public health emergency. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch News Wrap: Kalamazoo gunman admits guilt in court By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the alleged gunman responsible for a shooting spree that left six dead and two injured in Kalamazoo, Michigan, admitted guilt in his first court appearance and was denied bail. Also, the White House defended its… Continue watching
Feb 10 House backs bill to require EPA notification in lead cases By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The House on Wednesday approved legislation to clarify the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to notify the public about danger from lead in their drinking water -- the first action by Congress to respond to the water crisis in… Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 8:32 Why Detroit's teachers are 'sick' of their inadequate schools By PBS News Hour Detroit's public schools have been in financial decline for more than a decade as their enrollment plummeted. Now on the brink of insolvency, the district is confronted with decrepit buildings, a chronic lack of resources and fed up teachers who… Continue watching
Feb 03 Regulator: Michigan should have forced Flint to treat water By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Michigan should have required the city of Flint to treat its water for corrosion-causing elements after elevated lead levels were first discovered in the city's water a year ago, the state's top environmental regulator told Congress Wednesday. Continue reading