“There are no velvet ropes in our criminal justice system.” – Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud on Flint water crisis prosecutions
Jan14

“There are no velvet ropes in our criminal justice system.” – Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud on Flint water crisis prosecutions

By Tom Travis Today Flint residents who logged onto a virtual court procedure saw something many had called for, but never thought they would see:  former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, an attorney at his side, pleading not guilty to charges leveled by Attorney General Dana Nessel for Snyder’s role in the Flint water crisis. Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and eight other former state and local officials, including Nick Lyon,...

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Education Beat:  Flint Community Schools reopening plans starting Jan. 18 announced;  board elects new officers
Jan14

Education Beat: Flint Community Schools reopening plans starting Jan. 18 announced; board elects new officers

By Harold C. Ford Flint Community Schools (FCS) Superintendent Anita Steward announced she will present a plan for reopening schools to staff and students for face-to-face/brick-and-mortar instruction at the FCS school board’s next regular meeting Jan. 20. She said FCS staff members would be called back to the buildings the week of Jan. 18 while students will be given the opportunity to return to buildings starting the week of Feb....

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January 6 siege a “well planned attack on the United States of America…led by and encouraged by the President,”  Kildee says
Jan11

January 6 siege a “well planned attack on the United States of America…led by and encouraged by the President,” Kildee says

By Tom Travis “This was not a sort of national version of a march on City Hall. This was clearly a well planned attack on the United States of America and sadly led by and encouraged by the President of The United States,” U.S. Representative Dan Kildee said Monday morning in a press conference  in the lobby of the Ferris Wheel building in downtown Flint. “I’ve never been so angry in my life” ...

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Council approves $20 million insurance portion for $641 million water crisis settlement
Dec23

Council approves $20 million insurance portion for $641 million water crisis settlement

By Tom Travis Flint City Council in a 6-1-2 vote approved a $20 million portion of the $641 million water crisis settlement (WCS) at a video conference meeting Monday. The council vote was required on the $20 million portion because it is being offered from the City’s insurance company and the City of Flint is named as a defendant in the settlement case. The Council’s yes votes came from Council Vice President Maurice Davis (2nd...

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COVID vaccine will go first to health care and essential workers, residents of long-term facilities and high risk population

Health care personnel, residents of long-term facilities, workers in essential and critical infrastructure, and people at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness are recommended to be the first groups to get the COVID vaccine, according to interim guidelines issued Dec. 11 by the Michigan Department of Heath and Human Services (MDHHS). A Dec. 11 Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) press release announced the interim...

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