The Michigan Supreme Court said a judge has no power to issue indictments in the Flint water scandal. The move wipes out charges against three defendants in the crisis including former state health department manager Nancy Peeler, former advisor Richard Baird, and former state health director Nick Lyon.
The city of Flint has extended the deadline to finish identifying and replacing the remaining lead water pipes by September 2022, in an agreement approved by the city council.
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and other defendants in the Flint water crisis case are able to appeal a ruling requiring them to testify, according to court documents.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy and Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud gave an update Monday on the nine defendants and their trials for the Flint water crisis.
Opening statements began Monday morning in the Flint water bellwether trial to determine if engineering contractors are responsible for lead-contaminated water.
Legislation is being proposed to repeal the state’s Emergency Manager Law which takes control away from local governments in a state knows the best approach.
A federal judge has signed off on the $626 million deal for the Flint Water Crisis, providing compensation to tens of thousands of people impacted by the city’s water supply.
Former Flint Mayor Karen Weaver is voicing her displeasure over the $641 million settlement over the Flint water crisis as lawyers continue to debate whether it’s fair in federal court.
The Flint water prosecution team addressed the charges announced on Thursday against former Gov. Rick Snyder and eight others for their alleged roles in the lead contamination and legionnaires’ crises that gripped the city for years.
On the same day Virginia Tech Professor Marc Edwards told the people of Flint their water was safe to drink again, he acknowledged his announcement would be hard to swallow.
What caused the Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks in Mid-Michigan? That’s the question scientists and health officials have been trying to answer for years.
If tainted water wasn’t enough for residents to deal with in the ongoing water crisis, some are at risk of losing their homes for not paying for the water.
In the flood of developments coming out of Flint, people are talking about the state’s controversial emergency manager law and questioning if Gov. Rick Snyder should be charged.
While many residents were grateful to see some higher officials facing judgment in the newest round of criminal charges, it’s not making it any easier for some coping with the ongoing water crisis.
A 2-year-old boy has become the face of a city’s water crisis. TIME Magazine dedicated its Feb. 1, 2016 issue to coverage on the crisis and how it affects children.
