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Michigan has become a leader in safe drinking water after the Flint crisis, but mobile home parks remain a rough spot.

Now, every expectant mother in Flint, regardless of income, can get $1,500 during her pregnancy. Once the baby is born, it's $500 a month for up to a year — no strings attached.

FLINT, Mich. -- A federal judge has ruled that Flint, Michigan residents can sue the federal government over the area's long going drinking water crisis.

On the positive side of developments, while a $600 million settlement from the state of Michigan still makes up the bulk of the settlement fund, Veolia North America, which was hired by Flint as a ...

Flint's crisis was set in motion in 2014, when a state-appointed emergency manager ended a contract with Detroit's water system and switched to the Flint River to save money.

Now she's tackling poverty. In four areas of Michigan, any expectant mother can apply. But in Flint, the program reports 60% of enrolled families have an annual household income of less than $10,000.

Water Tower At Flint Water Plant In Flint, Michigan January 23, 2016. Is late always better than never? In Flint, Mich., it’s a question worth asking.

Flint Family of Seven Forced to Cook, Bathe With Bottled Water Amidst the Flint water crisis, Flint residents are being forced to use bottle water for almost all of their water needs.

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha testifies during a meeting of Michigan's special Joint Committee on the Flint Water Public Health Emergency, March 29, 2016, at the Northbank Center in Flint, Mich.

FLINT, MI - Ollie Sutton is proud to be an American. But she's not proud of what has happened with the Flint water crisis.

FEMA has been providing bottled water -- some 71,000 liters to date -- and filters to Flint residents. "The situation is anything but being ignored by the White House," Earnest said.