New records: Gov. Snyder ignored numerous warnings about Flint water and new pipeline
Even the state Treasury warned against using a new pipeline that ultimately led to a decision to use the Flint River.
Even the state Treasury warned against using a new pipeline that ultimately led to a decision to use the Flint River.
The sobering discovery comes after Mayor Mike Duggan began requiring inspections of all 97 schools in the Detroit Public Schools system.
The state has fueled the decline by reducing funding, closing schools and allowing nearly 100 charter schools to open.
Turns out, Detroit offered Flint a better deal for water than the plan that ultimately led to thousands of residents being poisoned.
Anonymous hactivists have waged a campaign against Gov. Rick Snyder and other officials who ignored the Flint water crisis.
The e-mails reveal a stubborn, often arrogant administration and state bureaucracy that failed to protect residents despite repeated warnings.
Snyder promised to release e-mails related to the Flint water crisis this morning but has failed to deliver.
Gov. Snyder and Mayor Duggan would gain more control of DPS under new legislation.
State officials have been slow to correct health violations that include mold, structural issues, fire and electrical hazards and a lack of heat.
Gov. Snyder downplayed this summer what he now considers a water “crisis” in Flint.