PFAS advisory is lifted in Parchment as Flint water switch remains muddy   We have a pair of updates regarding ongoing water concerns. First the good news. The Parchment drinking water advisory was lifted Monday, a month after PFAS were detected in the municipal water supply at levels 20 times greater than a state and federal health standard. Now for the bad news. State officials apparently knew the Flint River was experiencing rising levels of PFAS, but may not have informed the city of Flint of the concern before its water source was switched to the river. (A decision which ultimately led to the Flint water crisis.) MORE ►Drinking water advisory lifted in Parchment amid PFAS scare ►PFAS found in drinking water for 1.5M in Michigan

Michigan's 50 highest-spending school districts per pupil   School is back in session for many Michigan school districts, and we've got the back-to-school data you're looking for. In yesterday's newsletter, we delved into per-pupil spending, revenues for every Michigan school district. Today, we break out the school districts that spend the most per pupil. It makes sense that smaller schools comprise the lion's share of this top 50 list. For example, tiny Wells Township School District in Marquette County has only six students and an operating budget of $386,963. That comes out to spending $64,494 per student. (Isn't math fun?) MORE

8 predictions for Michigan football in 2018   The prediction business is rough. Asking reporters to put their butts on the line before a season begins really isn't fair. But, gosh, it sure can be fun to pick apart preseason prognostications! So, here we have MLive Michigan beat writer Aaron McMann stepping to the line with some first-rate fodder for fans as they while the days away until Saturday night's season opener at Notre Dame. (Note: Rail against these predictions if you must. Just remember to offer McMann kudos if he proves prescient!) MORE ►Big Ten power rankings ►Column: Why MSU's Big Ten title expectations are legitimate  ►U-M's Tarik Black out with foot fracture