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This portion of the timeline encompasses January 2015 - June 2015. Click here to go back to Part 1 (2004 - 2014) Click here to go ahead to Part 3 (July 2015 - present) January 2015 January 1, 2015: MDEQ begins second six-month Flint lead/copper monitoring period. First testing period shows a 90th percentile reading of six parts per billion of lead in Flint tap water.
Until Michigan’s lead pipes are replaced, schools should install lead filters to protect our children. Bills now in the Legislature would ensure that.
MI Dems Want Investigation Into State's Role In Jan. 6 Riots - Detroit, MI - Michigan Democrats want to form a committee to lead an investigation into the state's involvement in the Trump insurrection on Jan. 6.
Credit steve carmody / Michigan Radio The state Senate elections committee is prepared to take up some voting reform bills Tuesday. Republicans introduced 39 bills they claim are in response to concerns raised in last year’s defeat of President Donald Trump. The senate Elections and Ethics committee has three of the bills on their agenda this week. But critics say the legislation is about “voter suppression”. But state Senate minority leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint) says theses bills are not what Republicans claim. “We’re going to fight hard to make sure that people understand these ...
2020 Legislative Polar Plunge - Courtesy Special Olympics of Michigan LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Typically this time of year, dozens of Michigan Legislators and staffers would brave the cold by plunging into an icy pool in front of the Capitol Steps as part of the annual Legislative Polar Plunge benefiting Special Olympics Michigan. This year, the size of the pool is changing but the water will be just as cold, and the money raised is just as important. In order to follow safety guidelines, gone is the typical 4-foot-deep pool and platform. Instead, Legislators will show their support by so...