Ted Cruz Blocks Vote For Aid To Flint, Michigan During Water Crisis
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has decided to place a hold on the vote for S. 2012, which would provide desperately needed funding to Flint, Michigan — the community which has been...
View ArticleIn Flint, Sanders says water crisis should serve as wake-up call
By John Whitesides FLINT, Mich. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders told residents of Flint, Michigan, on Thursday their "horrific" water contamination crisis should be a...
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 ArticleGOP presidential race wades into Flint crisis
As Republican presidential candidates begin to descend on the state more frequently in the run-up to Michigan’s March 8 primary, political observers expect Flint’s lead exposure crisis to be on voters’...
View ArticleCruz lifts hold on bill to resolve Flint water crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Thursday lifted a hold he placed on bipartisan legislation to address the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where lead-contaminated pipes...
View ArticleCruz blocks vote on bill to resolve Flint water crisis
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is holding up bipartisan legislation to address the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where lead-contaminated pipes have resulted in an ongoing public health...
View ArticleGOP senator: Federal aid not needed in Flint water crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said Friday that federal aid is not needed in Flint, Michigan, where lead-contaminated pipes have resulted in an ongoing public health emergency. Lee...
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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