“Please tell me some heads are going to roll”– Flint residents direct anger, hope, doubt at prosecution team
By Jan Worth-Nelson Things started out reasonably well Friday night as the state’s new water crisis prosecution team, led by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy and Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud faced down 200 Flint residents at the UAW Local 659 Hall. The prosecutors were there to explain why 15 days ago the state dropped all criminal charges against eight central figures in the Flint Water Crisis, now in its fifth year. That...
Water class action attorneys detail progress of civil cases; not everyone satisfied
By Jan Worth-Nelson Leading a call and response of “We won! They lost!” with a crowd of 100 vocal Flint residents at UAW Local 659 last night, Flint Water Class Action attorney Michael Pitt asserted that the numerous water crisis civil cases chugging through the courts are heading in the right direction. “All avenues of escape have been cut off,” Pitt said of the arguments and unsuccessful attempts at...
Thousands gather at Flint’s Ninth Annual Pride Festival
By Jeffery L. Carey Jr. Rainbows on everything from drag queens to a U.S. Congresssman were the motif of the day Saturday at the Ninth Annual Pride Festival in downtown Flint. Hosted by the Flint Pride Society and Wellness Services of Flint, the event ran from 2 to 8 p.m. along Flint’s Riverbank Park. Tom Moore, public relations representative with Wellness, said more than 3,000 people gathered for the celebration. “At around...
City of Flint facing allegations of failure to follow Open Meetings Act, FOIA and City Charter
By Melodee Mabbitt An attempt to follow the story of Flint’s pipeline replacement led a Flint resident to file a complaint to Genesee County Circuit Court, now under consideration by Judge Kay Behm, alleging that the City of Flint failed to follow the Open Meetings Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and the Flint City Charter. “The overall tendency that I am seeing is one of avoiding the requirements of these statutes in order...
Flint Pride Festival TODAY (Saturday) in downtown Flint
Two events happening today (Saturday) in observance and celebration of Pride Month, which occurs yearly in the month of June. Saturday, June 22: Flint Pride Festival The Flint Pride Festival being held at Riverbank Park in downtown Flint. from 2-8 p.m. Five dollar suggested donation. There will be STD/HIV testing as well as vendor tables of LGBT, allied organizations and much more. To volunteer for the Equality Caucus contact Drew...
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