For Democrats, Flint crisis presents opportunity
WASHINGTON (AP) " The Latest on campaign 2016 (all Eastern Standard Times):4:30 p.m.Flint's lead-contaminated water has become a hot-button issue for Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton...
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FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Nakiya Wakes raised her hand in a church to ask Bernie Sanders what he would do to help the people of Flint if he is elected president. The city's lead-tainted water, Wakes said, is...
View ArticleFor Democrats, Flint crisis offers campaign opportunity
This majority-black impoverished community in central Michigan is dealing with a months-long state of emergency over its contaminated drinking water. The crisis has become a hot-button issue for...
View ArticleDemocrats make Flint water crisis a top campaign issue
The crisis has become a hot-button issue for Democratic presidential candidates. In a break from his large rallies, he listened to...
View ArticleFlint crisis a campaign issue for Democrats, less so for GOP
Click photo to enlarge FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton holds the hand of Flint Mayor Karen Weaver during a meeting with officials at the House...
View ArticleFlint residents hope city's Democratic debate will spur action amid water crisis
As Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders make lead contamination crisis central to their campaigns, residents are wary of politics – but ‘it’s still a good thing’...
View ArticleHillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders To Face Off In Flint Debate
FLINT, Mich. (Reuters) - The Flint water crisis has united Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in outrage, but some residents suffering through the city's major public health scandal want more...
View ArticleClinton, Sanders meet in Flint for debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats' seventh presidential debate plays out Sunday night in a city that has come to represent all that's wrong with government. For 18 months, corrosive water from the Flint...
View ArticleClinton, Sanders Debate in Flint, Michigan
VOA News The two candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, are debating in Flint, Michigan, where the city's 100,000 residents, most of them black and...
View ArticleViewer's Guide: Clinton, Sanders meet in Flint for debate
The Democrats' seventh presidential debate plays out Sunday night in a city that has come to represent all that's wrong with government. For 18 months, corrosive water from the Flint River leached lead...
View ArticleFlint becomes U.S. Democratic flash point, but residents want action
By John Whitesides FLINT, Mich. (Reuters) - The Flint water crisis has united Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in outrage, but some residents suffering through the city's major public...
View ArticleFlint becomes Democratic flashpoint, but residents want action
By John Whitesides FLINT, Mich. (Reuters) - The Flint water crisis has united Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in outrage, but some residents suffering through the city's major public...
View ArticleFlint Residents Want Action As Democrats Meet For Detroit Debate
The Flint water crisis has united Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in outrage, but some residents suffering through the city's major public health scandal want more than talking points from...
View ArticleLawsuit over Flint water crisis says 17 children have high lead levels
By David Bailey (Reuters) - A group of Flint, Michigan, parents and their children filed a class action on Monday alleging that gross negligence by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and others caused the...
View ArticleFlint water crisis has hurt thousands, residents' lawsuit claims
A lawsuit stemming from Flint's lead-contaminated water was filed Monday on behalf of the city's residents against Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and other current and former government officials and...
View ArticleLawsuit over Flint, Michigan, crisis says 17 children have high lead levels
By David Bailey (Reuters) - A group of Flint, Michigan, parents and their children filed a class action on Monday alleging that gross negligence by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and others caused the...
View ArticleFlint water crisis: Michigan governor rejects Democrat criticism
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has stood firm after Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders called for his resignation over the Flint water crisis. Mr Snyder, a Republican,...
View ArticleMark Ruffalo calls Flint's water crisis a 'national emergency' in recent visit
The actor, with billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer, joined local organizers to demand government accountability and the declaration of a disaster zone...
View ArticleClass-Action Lawsuit Filed Over Flint Water Crisis
Megan Duzor Residents of the northern U.S. city of Flint, Michigan, have filed a class-action lawsuit against the state's governor and others alleging gross negligence for causing the city's drinking...
View ArticleSocialist Party of Michigan Statement on the Flint Water Crisis (Socialist...
(Source: Socialist Party of Michigan) The state-orchestrated poisoning of Flint's water supply represents the latest local crisis to emerge from the ruling class' increasing turn to colonial rule over...
View ArticleUtah Senator Blocks Federal Aid for Flint Water Crisis
(WASHINGTON) — Federal aid is not needed in Flint, Michigan, where lead-contaminated pipes have resulted in an ongoing public health emergency, a Republican senator said Friday. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah,...
View ArticleEx-officials point fingers at hearing on Flint water crisis
Former city and federal officials pointed fingers at one another for failing to protect the 100,000 citizens of Flint, Michigan, from lead-laced water at a congressional hearing Tuesday as Republicans...
View ArticleRubio Accuses Democrats Of 'Politicizing' Flint Water Crisis
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said during Thursday’s Republican debate that it was “unfair” for Democrats to politicize the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. “I don’t think...
View ArticleViewer’s Guide: Clinton, Sanders meet in Flint tonight for debate
WASHINGTON – The Democrats’ seventh presidential debate plays out Sunday night in a city that has come to represent all that’s wrong with government. For 18 months, corrosive water from the Flint River...
View ArticleMichigan governor responsible for Flint crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is responsible for lead contamination in Flint, Michigan's water supply, and would likely face criminal charges if he were running a business, a Democratic...
View ArticleLawmaker: Gov. Snyder responsible for Flint water crisis
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is responsible for lead contamination in Flint, Michigan's water supply, and would likely face criminal charges if he were running a business, a Democratic lawmaker said...
View ArticleLawmaker: Michigan governor responsible for Flint crisis
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is responsible for lead contamination in Flint, Michigan's water supply and would likely face criminal charges if he were running a business, a Democratic lawmaker said...
View ArticleFlint water crisis was 'environmental injustice', governor's taskforce finds
Panel concludes in 116-page report that Flint residents, who are a majority black, ‘did not enjoy the same degree of protection … provided to other communities’...
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