Stories tagged: "Flint"


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New Genesee County Pilot Program Helps People Avoid Jail Time Through Jobs

A new Genesee County pilot program launched this week to help some people charged with criminal offenses avoid jail time by giving them a job.

People arrive at the Flint Assembly Plant for a free tour and open house, Aug. 11, 2015, in Flint, Mich. General Motors plans to invest more than $1 billion in two Flint, Michigan manufacturing plants for the production of the next-generation internal combustion engine heavy-duty trucks. Gerald Johnson, executive vice president, Global Manufacturing and Sustainability, said Monday, June 5, 2023 that the company will build internal combustion vehicles throughout this decade, in addition to making electric vehicles. ( Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)
GM to Invest More Than $1 Billion in 2 Flint Plants

General Motors plans to invest more than $1 billion in two Flint manufacturing plants for the production of the next-generation internal combustion engine heavy-duty trucks. GM reported a 38% year-over-year increase in heavy-duty pickup sales last year.

Debris rests at the spillway of the failed Sanford Dam in downtown Sanford in 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff McMillan, File)
Michigan Invests Millions into Fixin’ the Damn Dams

More than $15 million in grant funding authorized by the state legislature last year is now headed out to local communities to help them manage more than a dozen dams statewide.

The Flint water plant tower is seen, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Michigan’s Largest Civil Settlement to Make Amends in Flint Water Crisis

Republican officials repeatedly dismissed Flint residents who said their water was making them sick, until it turned into a full-blown crisis. Now, with a state government under Democratic control, Michigan is finally making some amends—in a big way.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visits a construction site in Cass County. (Governor Gretchen Whitmer via Facebook)
New Projects Bring $200M Investment, Hundreds of Jobs to Michigan

Several redevelopment projects are set to create or retain another 400-plus jobs and generate more than $200 million in investment, all right here in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced this week.

Environmental Activists Adopt New Tactics to Battle Michigan Polluters

The 1990 election of Gov. John Engler ushered in a new era of deregulation, and, for the next several decades, governors and a largely GOP-controlled Legislature shredded environmental protections while defunding and gutting the state's regulatory agencies.

Bishop International Airport in Flint will receive federal funding to replace its leaky roof.
Three Michigan Airports Land Big Upgrades with New Federal Funding 

Bishop International Airport in Flint, Detroit Wayne County Airport and Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids will receive $62M in infrastructure funding.