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the Flint water crisis criminal case really is about what state officials knew and when they knew it. And Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, who called the Flint criminal investigation most comprehensive in modern Michigan said he plans to prove in court two of highest-ranking health officials knew about a disease outbreak in Genesee County and failed to alert the public and intentionally misled Gov. Rick Snyder about it. Their actions, he has charged, resulted in the death of Robert Skidmore, 85. And he called on both to resign Wednesday, saying he out of line because he was discussing their jobs and not their criminal case.

getting it he said during a meeting with the Free Press editorial board and several news staffers Thursday. are voices out there who would like Flint to go away, that it might be inconvenient and Flint should be swept under the rug and there are voices that view Flint as as chessboard and ROCHELLE RILEY Schuette: Charges for He calls on 2 health officials to resign See RILEY, Page9A Bill Schuette he Beatles and Garth Brooks finally gave in. Prince, and Led Zeppelin all took the plunge. And now Bob Seger has at last conceded to the reality of the modern music business: Online streaming rules the roost. hit catalog was released overnight on six streaming services, meaning the world at large can now hear his songs on demand at the touch of a finger.

It follows years of resistance to streaming by the Detroit rocker and his team, even as other top-selling artists steadily overcame jitters and hopped aboard. Until today, he was the most prominent remaining holdout, and just a handful of brand-name artists, including Peter Gabriel and Tool, are still on the streaming sidelines. 1 determinedatleasesigning.GMFinancialmustapprovelease.Takedeliveryby6/30/17.Mileagechargeof$.25/mileover30,000miles.Lesseepaysformaintenance,excesswearandadispositionfeeof$495orlessatendoflease.Notavailablewithsomeotheroffers.Residencyrestrictions VISITYOURLOCAL GMCDEALER GMC.COM 2017GMCACADIASLE-1 Nosecuritydepositrequired. ULTRALOWMILEAGELEASEFORWELLQUALIFIEDGMEMPLOYEEPROGRAM PARTICIPANTSWITHACURRENTELIGIBLEBUICKORGMCLEASE 262 PERMONTH 1 36 MONTHS dueatsigning afteralloffers 999 Vol. 187, Number 43 2017 Detroit Free Press Printed in the U.S.

$1.50 ONGUARDFOR186YEARS Friday6.16.2017 www.freep.com 4C 6A 10B 7C Corrections. 2A 8A 11A 3C 1C 2A 4A 6C 4-5C 1B INDEX THUNDERSTORMS STILL LURKING It could be a wet weekend FORECAST, 2A 86 69 High Low LIONS LOOKING LEFT TEAM LOADING UP ON OPTIONS AT LEFT TACKLE SPORTS, 1B Greg Robinson Sitting in the Michigan Union, doing some studying before heading off to her retail job in downtown Ann Arbor, Kate Meyers was unaware that her financial plans for the next several years had just changed. Meyer, 20, of Grand Rapids, is about to get her University of Michigan tuition paid for. She is one of thousands of current students and alot more future students who have to pay tuition to attend the Ann Arbor school, thanks to the new Go Blue Guarantee unveiled by the school Thursday and approved by the board. how it will work: Starting in January 2018, any current or future in-state student whose family earns $65,000 or less will be eligible for free tuition for four years.

worth about $60,000 for those four years total. Meyer said when a reporter explained the program to her. parents make less than that. I get a lot of financial aid, but still got to work to afford everything, including housing. Not having to worry about paying tuition is That was the reaction university officials were hoping for.

will change lives said Regent Denise Ilitch. The move is part of the drive to increase access to the university, officials said. In the 2016 freshmen class, about had family incomes of under $75,000 a year. At the same time, 24.5% of the class had family incomes higher than $250,000. About half the families in the state will qualify for this incentive, U-M officials said.

Those who qualify for the free tuition will also qualify for other financial aid to cover costs such as housing. When the program is up and running, expected to cost the university between $12 million and $16 million a year. The university will cover the gap between traditional financial aid like Pell Grants and the cost of tuition. U-M President Mark Schlissel said the program was developed after hearing from families statewide about the soaring cost of college. In-state undergraduate tu- Tuition at U-M to be free for some In-state students from families making up to $65K to qualify By David Jesse Detroit Free Press See GO BLUE, Page9A With few votes to spare, the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives passed bills Thursday that will change the way teachers and public school employees get their retirement benefits.

The 21-17 vote in the Senate and the 55-52 vote in the House came after nearly all the 11 Democrats in the Senate spoke in passionate opposition to the plan, seeing it as a Republican attack on the teaching profession. single bill that comes out of this chamber is a direct assault on their said Sen. David Knezek, D-Dearborn Heights. do not value education in the state of Michigan. And we sure as hell appreciate the people who stand in the front of the classroom every Sen.

Coleman Young II, D- Detroit, said the teaching profession is too important to allow politics to dictate policy. is about the future of our state. about the people who mold the minds of the most precious assets in the he said. to treat them in this cavalier, reckless regard is beneath the State of But Sen. Phil Pavlov, R-St.

Clair, who sponsored the Senate bill, said the plan protects the pensions of current teachers and provides options for new public school employees who will be able to have more of a say about their retirement benefits. help but think that I done the proper job of educating he said. looked at many, many variables that not only affect retirees. gone over every single line with treasury, with the ORS (Office of Retirement Services), and what we After fight, lawmakers change teacher pension plan Voters would not be able to repeal it By Kathleen Gray Detroit Free Press See TEACHERS, Page10A CONTACT US Delivery questions: 800-395-3300 News tip hotline: 313-222-6600 Classified: 586-977-7500; 800-926-8237 STREAMING SEGER See SEGER, Page10A Rocker finally gives music to online outlets Mark Schlissel CORRUPTION PROBE Detroit suspends towing contract with Fiore 7A By Brian McCollum Detroit Free Press Pop Music Critic.