Midland County

The three-judge panel is promising to quickly issue an opinion

The proposal must be approved by Congress during the next rounds of annual budget funding. Kildee's funding proposals come four years after a major flood that devastated parts of Midland and Gladwin counties.

According to the United Way of Midland County, 45% of the County's 3rd graders are testing below reading level.

A group of homeowners known as the Heron Cove Association who reside in the special assessment district in Midland and Gladwin counties say the judge overseeing their case has a conflict of interest.

In response to the appeal filed by Midland and Gladwin county residents last month, the Task Force said in a news release that it cannot complete the project with its remaining funds from the state.

Without the funds from the special assessment rolls, said The Four Lakes Task Force, the dam reconstruction project may end up delayed or unfinished.

Effected property owners in Gladwin and Midland county residents banded together to create the Heron Cove Association to fight against dam repair special assessments that were passed earlier this month.

Commissioners from both counties signed off on two special assessments to rebuild the Sanford and Edenville dams that broke and caused widespread flooding in 2020.

Although Florida Governor Ron DeSantis hasn't officially declared a run for the White House, he pitched himself to Midland Republicans as someone who's defeated Democrats.

The EPA has reached a proposed multi-million dollar settlement with the Dow Chemical Company to cover cleanup costs on the Tittabawassee River. Public comment on the settlement is now open.