The state of Michigan proposed $97 million deal to replace lead pipes and provide free bottle water to residents to combat the water crisis in Flint.

Administrators cautioned residents to keep using filtered water as city’s old lead pipes are replaced.   UPDATE: Tuesday, January 24 7:40 PM ET Michigan state officials said Tuesday that lead levels in Flint drinking water have fallen below the federal limits, reports Reuters. From Reuters: [With the news, State officials] cautioned residents to keep using filtered […]

A federal judge rejected a brief filed by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette in support of Flint residents Tuesday, citing that Schuette has brought up a "troubling ethical issue" in the case.