The Associated Press has learned that former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal.
Six current or former state employees were charged Friday with misconduct and other crimes in the Flint water crisis.
FILE – In this Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, file photo, Beyonce performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game in Santa Clara, Calif. Beyonce has helped raise more than $82,000 for Flint residents who continue to deal with the city’s lead-tainted water supply. The singer’s representatives announced her entertainment and management company, Parkwood Entertainment, presented the United…
LANSING, Mich. (ABC News) – Two state regulators and a Flint employee were charged Wednesday with evidence tampering and several other felony and misdemeanor counts related to the Michigan city’s lead-tainted water crisis. The charges — the first levied in a probe that is expected to broaden — were filed against a pair of state Department of Environmental Quality officials…
(ABC News) — The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is proposing a five-part strategy to determine whether Flint’s water is safe to drink. The state says the plan to try to ensure drinking water no longer is tainted with lead includes residential water testing, school testing, food service and restaurant provider testing, blood testing and overall testing of Flint’s water…
(AP) — Children in Flint, Michigan had their blood drawn during a family fun night event at a local elementary school so it could be tested for lead. Elevated lead levels were found in children’s blood in Flint after the city switched water sources. (Jan. 27) Categories: National News Tags: Blood Test, Flint Michigan, Lead
(ABC News) — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced two new leaders of the investigation into the ongoing Flint water crisis. Schuette named “tough” former Wayne County prosecutor Todd Flood as the special counsel of the investigation and “no nonsense” retired Detroit FBI chief Andrew Arena as another member of the team. Schuette’s office is investigating whether any state laws…
