Flint Crisis May Help Governor Ease GOP Doubt On Detroit Aid
"In a bizarre kind of way, it's conceivable this might work to his advantage."
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"In a bizarre kind of way, it's conceivable this might work to his advantage."
Everyday about 1,500 residents come through Fire Station One in the downtown Flint to pick up cases of bottled water.
A health information organization is giving $250,000 to connect all health care providers serving residents affected by the crisis caused by lead in Flint's drinking water.
Stunning images and personal stories illustrate the ways the water crisis is impacting the lives of Flint residents in a National Geographic photo feature posted Tuesday.
The governor is revealing his upcoming $55 billion budget proposal to state lawmakers on Wednesday.
The failure to deploy corrosion controls after the city switched to the Flint River has been widely considered a catastrophic mistake.
A special counsel appointed to investigate the lead contamination of Flint's water says the harshest criminal charge could include involuntary manslaughter.
Flint's city administrator says $30 million to help pay water bills isn't enough to counteract the effect of the crisis with lead-tainted water on city finances.
The board was split across party lines Monday on one proposal to recall Snyder for acknowledging he had "failed" the people of Flint in his State of the State Address.
"There is no one better suited to help the city bounce back than Flint residents themselves..."
Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be in Flint Sunday to meet with residents who are dealing with the city's drinking water crisis firsthand.
About 30 from Michigan State University helped pass out water and collect empty plastic bottles Friday outside a Flint shopping center.
"Putting the well-being of Michiganders first needs to be the top priority for all state employees," the governor said.
The governor is defending how his office responded to an email flagging a potential link between a surge in Legionnaires' disease and Flint's water.
Flint's lead toxicity problem has now apparently spread to animals.
Nine people died from the disease in a 17 month period across Genesee County.
Democrats wanted to add hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency assistance to Flint to fix and replace the city's pipes.
"There were attempted by Democrats to add more money to this bill to deal with the lead contamination..."
Some immigrants were initially denied water because they couldn't show ID.
If Darnell Earley refuses to testify in the case, he could face up to a year in federal prison.
"The more I read and learn about this, the angrier I get," Attorney Geoffrey Fieger said.
"I don't want to spread further fear in our community but, I also want our residents to be extra careful..."
The FBI is now investigating the contamination of Flint's drinking water.
The DEQ hopes "to be able to say something about the general health of the system come mid-April."
The federal government has denied Michigan's request to increase nutrition funding for older low-income Flint children who may be affected by the city's lead-tainted water.
