Ex-Michigan governor indicted for “willful neglect” in Flint water crisis
Public officials “evaded accountability for far too long,” prosecutor says.
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A Teenager Didn’t Do Her Online Schoolwork. So a Judge Sent Her to Juvenile Detention.
A 15-year-old in Michigan was incarcerated during the coronavirus pandemic after a judge ruled that not completing her schoolwork violated her probation. “It just doesn’t make any sense,” said the girl’s mother.
Michigan’s Ex-Gov. Rick Snyder Knew About Flint’s Toxic Water—and Lied About It (VIDEO)
Six years after the city of Flint, Michigan, began using a toxic water source that sickened its residents, VICE uncovered payoffs, the silencing of a whistleblower, a shady financial deal, a coverup, and the former governor who presided over it all.
Chalking Tires for Parking Tickets Ruled Unconstitutional
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit determined that chalking tires to find out how long a car has been in a parking spot is unconstitutional.
Water in Two-Thirds of Tested Schools in Detroit Contaminated by Heavy Metals
Thirty-three more schools in Detroit, Michigan were revealed to have elevated levels of lead and copper in their drinking water, bringing the total, of 86 schools tested so far, to 57. Ultimately, 106 schools are still waiting for their water to be tested.
75 For and 80,945 Against: Nestle Allowed to Pump More Water in Michigan Despite Public Outcry (VIDEO)
Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has given Nestle permission to extract 400 gallons (1,500 liters) of water per minute for its Stanwood bottling plant, in the face of a sustained protest campaign.
Michigan Recount Halted As Mass Voting Irregularities Uncovered in Detroit
37% of Detroit precincts counted more ballots than voters, while 392 of the city’s 662 precincts had voter counts that did not match the amount of ballots. 95 poll books were also unaccounted for at the beginning of the canvass, delivered several days later. 5 of them still have not been turned in and are presumed missing.
Big Three TV Networks Gave 12x More Coverage to Jill Stein’s Recount Effort in 5 Days than to Her Presidential Campaign in Nearly 2 Years
During Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s entire presidential run, the Big Three TV Networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) altogether spent a meager 36 seconds total in coverage of her campaign. However, since Stein began her election recount campaign last Wednesday, the same Big Three TV networks that refused to report on her have provided her TWELVE TIMES more coverage in the last five days alone than they did over the entirety of her year-long run for the White House.
Jill Stein Recount Campaign in 3 States Reaches $2.5 Million Fundraising Goal In Just A Few Hours
Following concerns over electronic voting raised by scientists, a campaign launched by Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein to recount key states in the US election has reached its initial funding target of $2.5 million in just a matter of hours.