Flint

Every pregnant resident can receive $1500 mid-pregnancy as a “cash prescription,” plus another $500 a month for the first year of the baby’s life. Other cities, like Kalamazoo, are now trying to expand the program.

“It has a long-term stench of failure based upon the actions of a couple council people," Neeley told reporters.

One of the chief targets of Michigan Attorney Dana Nessel’s failed Flint water prosecutions has filed a notice that he intends to sue the state.

Tens of thousands of Flint residents have been waiting for years to see if they will receive a share of a more than $600 million settlement of legal claims.

Matt Collier has a varied resume. He’s a West Point graduate who served as an Army Airborne Ranger. He’s worked in the private sector and as an Obama administration appointee.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Flint election officials by the Michigan Republican Party and the Republican National Committee.

The contempt motion is linked to the city’s years-long project to replace lead and galvanized water service lines.

Officials with General Motors say the automaker will invest more than a billion (b) dollars to help produce heavy-duty trucks in Flint.

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Friday that individual members of the Flint school board can invoke an arbitration clause to shield themselves against a lawsuit filed by a former superintendent.

The city of Flint has missed another deadline to remove all the city’s lead service lines.