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By Nathan Waters Data centers are one of the hottest and most contentious topics in the current discourse across Michigan and the United States at large. The requirements for digital storage and increased development of online services by big tech companies like Meta (parent company of Facebook), Microsoft, and Google are driving the boom to […]
By Madeleine Graham In late June, as part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit in response to the Trump administration’s implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. According to a July 1 press release from Nessel’s […]
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By EVM Staff With more than a few crowded primary races this cycle, City of Flint residents saw a host of new and familiar candidates for local office on their Aug. 4 ballots. While certification is yet to come, here are the unofficial results of the 2026 Flint primary election for City of Flint Mayor […]
By Paul Rozycki In 1976, Flint’s population was about 160,000, General Motors employed 80,000 people in Genesee County, gas was 59 cents a gallon, and the average household income was $16,000. No one had home computers, laptops, or cell phones – and, in July of that year, Gary Custer published the first issue of East […]
Flint hosts Vermont on Saturday, August 1, 7:30 p.m., at Atwood Stadium By Harold C. Ford Four consecutive postseason playoff victories have propelled the Flint City Bucks into the 2026 United States League Two (USL2) championship match on Saturday, Aug. 1. Flint will host Vermont Green FC at Atwood Stadium with a 7:30 p.m. start. […]
By EVM Staff Early voting for the primary election in the City of Flint begins today, Saturday, July 25, 2026, and continues through Sunday, Aug. 2. Early voting hours, according to a press release from the Flint City Clerk’s office, are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends (July 25 and 26, Aug. 1 […]
By Flint. Daily. and EVM Staff Voters in the Aug. 4 primary election in the City of Flint have five mayoral candidates to choose from – four who made the ballot and one official write-in candidate. Two candidates, incumbent Mayor Sheldon Neeley and current Sixth Ward City Councilwoman Tonya Burns, have both held elected office […]
By EVM Staff Due to poor air quality, the USL League Two Central Conference quarterfinal playoff doubleheader scheduled for today, Friday, July 17, has been moved to Legacy Center Sports Complex in Brighton, according to a Flint City Bucks’ press release. The Bucks will kick off at 7:30 p.m. “Until further notice,” the release reads, […]
By EVM Staff In response to dangerously high temperatures predicted this week, the City of Flint will activate cooling centers to provide residents a place to escape the heat. According to a July 13 press release from the City, cooling centers will be open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “The National […]
