Jan 19 White House appoints official to lead Flint water response By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The White House is appointing a Health and Human Services Department official to lead federal efforts to help the city of Flint, Michigan, deal with its water crisis. Continue reading
Jan 18 Michigan Gov. says Clinton politicizing Flint’s water crisis By Associated Press FLINT, Mich.-- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder responded Monday to criticism from presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the Democratic debates for his handling of Flint's water emergency, saying Clinton is making it a political issue. Continue reading
Jan 04 Justice Department, EPA sue Volkswagen over emissions-cheating software in diesel cars By Michael Biesecker, Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department sued Volkswagen on Monday over emissions-cheating software found in nearly 600,000 vehicles sold in the United States, potentially exposing the company to billions in fines for clean air violations. Continue reading
Dec 09 Why stress may be fueling the childhood asthma epidemic By Karen Bouffard, The Detroit News In a study done exclusively for The Detroit News and PBS NewsHour, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found about 2 of every 3 children in Detroit face “adverse childhood experiences,” such as household substance abuse,… Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch Jeff Daniels brings show business home to small-town Michigan By PBS News Hour Early on in his acting career, Jeff Daniels and his wife decided they would take a risk: leave New York and return to the small town of Chelsea, Michigan, to raise their family. There, the TV and movie star built… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 8:03 Are Michigan’s pristine lakes at risk from aging pipelines? By PBS News Hour In Michigan, two aging pipelines carry 20 million gallons of crude oil and natural gas a day under some of the most pristine water in the country, the Great Lakes Straits of Mackinac. An oil spill would be devastating to… Continue watching
May 22 Michigan driver’s license policy violates transgender rights, ACLU says By Colleen Shalby As it stands, people who want to change their gender on a Michigan license must show proof of a change on their birth certificate. But a birth certificate is only amended if the person undergoes a gender reassignment surgery. Continue reading
Apr 24 Photos: Auto sketches from Detroit’s golden era you were never meant to see By Margaret Myers Detroit inspired the nation with its innovative auto designs of the 1950s and 60s. But most of those designs were never released by the automakers. Like most of the early-stage artwork created by Detroit's design studios, they’ve been destroyed. The… Continue reading
Jan 07 Obama starts 2015 on an upswing, but can it last? By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s approval rating is creeping upward. The economy is growing. And a flurry of aggressive executive actions on domestic and foreign policy have energized the West Wing. Continue reading