Some Flint News Today

Flint was supposed to replace all its lead service lines by early 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other complications, the city hasn’t finished yet.

July 13, 2021 - 6:19 PM FLOODING-MICHIGAN-DISASTER CALL Whitmer seeks federal disaster for Michigan after flooding LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking the White House for a disaster declaration to secure federal aid to deal with damage from last month’s flooding in southeast Michigan. Parts of the region saw about 7 inches of rain over a 12-hour period between the night of June 25 and the morning of June 26. Whitmer’s office said Tuesday...

May 6, 2021 LindaParton/iStock (FLINT, Mich.) — Some Flint, Michigan, residents who may have been affected by lead in their water during the 2014 crisis may now be exposed to radiation in an effort to get a share of the $641.25 million water crisis settlement. Anyone exposed to lead at that time can receive a higher settlement if they submit proof of excessive lead levels, through blood or bone tests, or show evidence of injury, according to court documents. Some attorneys in the case are...

Some Flint residents are looking past expected charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and others in his administration to healing physical and emotional damages left by the water crisis (Jan. 13)

Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio Some Flint civic leaders says city residents deserve more than what they are likely to get from a $641 million settlement tied to the Flint water crisis. Attorneys for the state of Michigan, the city of Flint, McLaren Hospital Flint and a local engineering firm worked with lawyers representing thousands of city residents to hammer out the tentative settlement of many civil lawsuits tied to the Flint water crisis. A part of the settlement, nearly 80% of the mo...