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Activists respond to state request to stay order to deliver bottled water in...

Michigan officials are fighting a court order to start delivering bottled water directly to some Flint homes. But local activists say that water is needed now, even as the case is appealed to a higher...

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Judge rejects request for stay; says state must deliver bottled water to...

A federal judge says the state must start weekly deliveries of bottled water to Flint residents who do not have properly installed or maintained filters.

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State works on water delivery plan in Flint, while appealing judge's order

A federal appeals court may weigh in this week on a lower court order that directs the state of Michigan and the city of Flint to start delivering water to homes without a working filter. The city’s is...

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State wants judge to drop Flint water delivery order

The state of Michigan is asking a judge to drop an order that requires water delivery in Flint for residents who don't have a filter. In a court filing Tuesday, the state says tests show Flint water is...

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Motion filed to force water deliveries in Flint

A federal court is giving the state of Michigan and the city of Flint until Friday to show how they are complying with a court ruling ordering the immediate delivery of bottled water to Flint homes...

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Newly appointed “settlement master” could change government response to Flint...

A judge has appointed a mediator in a federal case that could dramatically change how the state of Michigan responds to the Flint water crisis. Last month, U.S. District Judge David Lawson ordered the...

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Legal action looms as Flint city council balks again at approving tap water...

Flint city council members say they need more information before they can approve the agreement with the Great Lakes Water Authority. The 30-year deal is part of a broader agreement addressing Flint's...

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Flint city council feeling bullied by state over tap water contract

Flint City Council members are accusing state officials of trying to bully them into signing a 30-year contract for the city’s tap water source. This week, both sides were in federal court, working...

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Federal judge tells Flint officials to decide on city's long-term water...

A federal judge is tired of waiting for officials to choose the city of Flint’s long-term drinking water source. Flint has been getting its drinking water from the Great Lakes Water Authority since the...

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Flint city council reviewing options after judge tells them to decide on...

Flint city council members are assessing their options now that a federal judge has told them the time has come to decide the city’s long-term tap water source. Flint has been getting its drinking...

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Flint City Council will talk behind closed doors Friday about judge's...

The Flint City Council meets in executive session Friday to discuss its options now that a federal judge is ordering the council to decide on the city’s long-term source of drinking water by Monday....

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Federal judge gives Flint a brief reprieve from water source deadline

The Flint city council is getting a little more time to consider where the city’s drinking water should come from. A federal judge had ordered the city council to make a decision on a future water...

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Flint city council approves short-term solution to long-term water source issue

The Flint city council is proposing a possible solution to the city’s long-term tap water needs, or at least a longer short-term solution. Last night, city council members voted to extend Flint’s...

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Flint's mayor says city council's proposed water plan is not a 'viable solution'

Flint's mayor is rejecting the city council’s proposed solution to the city’s future drinking water needs. Monday night, the Flint city council approved a two-year extension of its current temporary...

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Federal judge may rule soon on motions on Flint's future water source

A federal judge may rule soon on whether to give the Flint city council more time decide on a future drinking water source for the city. Tuesday, attorneys for the state of Michigan and city of Flint...

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Federal judge denies Flint city council more time to consider future water...

A federal judge has denied the Flint city council’s request for more time to decide on a long-term water source for the city. U.S. District Judge David Lawson’s 18-page order criticizes many of the...

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New Flint city council sworn in today

At noon today, the new Flint city council is sworn in. It could signal a change in the city’s long debate over where its tap water should come from. Last week, Flint voters elected five new people to...

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Detroit judge tosses survivors’ lawsuits against Facebook, Google, Twitter

A federal judge in Detroit has dismissed a lawsuit filed against three social media companies by survivors of some of the 49 people killed in a Florida nightclub shooting. The lawsuit was filed in...

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