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Snyder Administration Defends Financial Reviews

Lawyers acting for Governor Rick Snyder have asked the state Court of Appeals to reverse lower court rulings that blocked the administration’s efforts to resolve financial crises in two cities.» E-Mail...

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Embattled Samaritan: Lansing’s Michael Brown Leads Flint During Emergency

Michael Brown has spent decades in public service putting out fires.  Nine years ago, he restored order at the Capital Area United Way after a $900,000 embezzlement scandal.  He’s also served as...

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Michigan House Welcomes Flint's Gold Medal Boxer

Members of the Michigan House of Representatives are welcoming home Flint native Claressa Shields, the first Olympic gold medalist in women’s boxing.  All that glittered was gold Wednesday as Claressa...

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With Detroit facing emergency management, Flint leaders share their experience

A report released Tuesday afternoon by the Detroit emergency review team all but clears the way for Governor Snyder to appoint an emergency manager to» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Congressman Dan Kildee on his lastest initiatives

Last week, Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee said he supports a “Marshall Plan” for U.S. cities that are struggling to get back on their feet. The Flint» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Different wars, similar motivations: the history of foreign fighters

Last week, the rather startling news broke of a Flint woman who was killed while fighting in Syria. According to Syrian state television, 33-year-old» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Once found only in developing world, microfinance takes root in Michigan

The concept of microfinance -- essentially small loans given to entrepreneurs who are too little or too under-funded to qualify for traditional bank loans» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Flint expat writes on returning home

"Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City" by Michigan native Gordon Young depicts his attempt to return to his hometown of Flint, Michigan.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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'Teardown' author reflects on his work after Detroit bankruptcy

Back in June, we heard from author Gordon Young. His book about Flint, called “Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City,” had just been published. Gordon» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Photographers capture the beauty and the misery of Flint

Flint: the most violent city in the nation, a failed city, an urban wasteland. These are the headlines that have defined Flint, but they don’t tell the» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Flint formalizes plan for future

Flint is a city that has lost half its population over the last 50 years. Its poverty rate far exceeds the state average. And across the nation, Flint...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Former EM: Flint will take time

For two years, Flint native Michael Brown served as the city of Flint’s Emergency Manager. He has recently returned to Prima Civitas in East Lansing as...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Lawsuit triggers threat of Flint bankruptcy

Flint is renowned as the birthplace of General Motors and for the prosperity it once enjoyed as “Vehicle City.” More recently, that success has been...» E-Mail This

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Between pensions and police: Flint faces financial situation

In Flint, city leaders and residents continue to struggle with serious fiscal challenges. Lately, the focus of the debate has been over whether city...» E-Mail This

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Flint expat pursues single home demolition through crowdsourcing

It’s no secret that Flint has been ravaged by blight and neglect over the past couple of decades. Hundreds, if not thousands, of abandoned homes are...» E-Mail This

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