Rep. James Lower (R-Eureka Twp.) is taking his claim that he's the person to unseat U.S. Rep. Justin Amash to Washington, D.C. this week. What is his pitch? The Ionia County product talks about his roots in the 3rd Congressional district and why he doesn't think a Democrat can win this seat. Also, Abby Clark from Vanguard Public Affairs joins the MIRS team to...

Obviously, a lot has been said about the city of Flint’s water crisis in the past few weeks. More eloquent people than me – most notably the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan’s Curt Guyette – have spent days, weeks, and months chronicling the human cost of this issue and the government’s resulting responses addressing it.

As the story continues to unfold and more...