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Detroit and Flint teens are struggling with their mental health – and worried adults around them feel ‘helpless’

Teens in southeast Michigan go to school carrying with them far more than backpacks, books and water bottles.

The Conversation · Sep 25

I’m a pediatrician in Michigan who created Rx Kids, one of the nation’s largest anti-poverty programs – here’s what I’ve learned about how medical schools can improve community health

As a pediatrician at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in Flint, Michigan, I perform well-child checks, treat asthma and discuss nutrition with families. I prescribe medicine and arrange follow-up visits.

The Conversation · Sep 10

Essential digital technologies are critical infrastructure – they are not always built and managed that way

What do the water system in Flint, Michigan, the electrical grid in Puerto Rico and your search engine have in common? They are all critical infrastructure – systems essential to everyday life.

The Conversation · Sep 4

After nixing Nixon, Michigan’s Riegle became a lifelong progressive

Hundreds of American politicians have switched party affiliations during their careers, but when Donald W. Riegle Jr. went from Republican to Democrat in 1973, he was one of the first sitting members of the House to move across the aisle. The shift by the Michigan congressman and later senator was…

Roll Call · May 1

Georgia city warns against drinking tap water after Atlanta airport fuel spill

A town south of Atlanta has advised its residents not to drink their tap water after a fuel spill at Atlanta’s airport may have contaminated the Flint River

The Independent UK · Jan 31

Don’t Drink the Tap Water Here: 5 U.S. Cities with the Most Compromised Pipes

We grow up with a certain level of trust in the tap. You turn the handle, the water comes out clear, and you drink it. In the United States, we assume that clean water is a given, a solved problem. But if you dig into the infrastructure reports of major…

Budget and the Bees · Jan 9

Michigan mom, 36, allegedly drives getaway car after teen boyfriend opens fire on daughter’s 16 yo boyfriend – we don’t know where to begin

The age gap? A-OK under Michigan law.

We Got This Covered · Dec 22, 2025

Three charged in investigation into alleged mishandling of cremated remains

Police on Wednesday rearrested two people in Flint, north-east Wales, and one in East Dunbartonshire.

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025

Elon Musk told to ‘mind his own business’ by minister after UK comments

Lord Hanson of Flint said he would ‘welcome much silence’ from the tech billionaire.

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025

The US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’

Infants in Rx Kids in Flint, Michigan, saw lower rates of prematurity and other issues, saving millions in NICU visits

The Guardian - US · Sep 15, 2025