Flint water legal tab keeps growing as Michigan AG's office mulls next move

DETROIT — The state of Michigan has spent at least $60 million so far in legal costs related to the Flint water crisis — including what was spent to litigate a historic settlement with the city of Flint as well as the prosecution and defense of more than a dozen state employees. The tally reflects the costs of civil litigation that resulted in a $600 million state settlement earlier this year and legal expenses for two rounds of prosecutions that have spanned two attorneys general and resulted, ultimately, in a few misdemeanor plea deals and no convictions. The total does not include about a y...