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Report: At Least 33 U.S. Cities Distorted Water Testing Results Over Lead Concerns
Brendan O'Connor · 06/02/16 07:00AMAccording to the Guardian, at least 33 cities across the eastern United States have used water-testing “cheats” to conceal dangerous levels of lead. Twenty-one cities used the same techniques that resulted in felony charges against three government employees in Flint, Michigan, accused of misleading regulators.
186 Days and a Wake Up
Brendan O'Connor · 05/05/16 06:20AMReclusive Billionaire Lectures College Students About the Dangers of "Safe Spaces"
Brendan O'Connor · 05/02/16 08:30AMReport: Officials to Face Criminal Charges Over Flint Water Crisis
Hudson Hongo · 04/19/16 11:35PMPolice: $10 Million Uber Lawsuit Purportedly Filed by Accused Kalamazoo Shooter is Fake
Brendan O'Connor · 03/17/16 09:59AMDriver Accused in Kalamazoo Shooting Spree Files $10 Million Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Uber [UPDATED]
Brendan O'Connor · 03/16/16 07:13PMOn Tuesday, Jason Brian Dalton, the 45-year-old man charged with murdering six people in a shooting spree last month, filed a $10 million federal civil rights lawsuit against Uber. Dalton, a driver for the ride-sharing company, told police that the Uber app on his phone “literally took over his mind and body.”
Accused Kalamazoo Gunman Told Police He Was Possessed by Uber App at Time of Deadly Spree
Brendan O'Connor · 03/14/16 05:49PMBernie Sanders Pulls off Upset in Michigan Democratic Primary
Brendan O'Connor · 03/09/16 12:15AMMichigan Gov. Live-Tweets His Discomfort at Democratic Presidential Candidates Calling For His Resignation
Brendan O'Connor · 03/06/16 09:27PMEmails Suggest Governor's Top Aides Knew Flint Water Was Bad Over a Year Ago
Andy Cush · 02/26/16 10:13AMPolice Still Don't Have a Motive for the Uber Shooter
Brendan O'Connor · 02/25/16 07:20PMProsecutors Say Uber Driver Has Confessed in Deadly Kalamazoo Shootings
Brendan O'Connor · 02/22/16 06:52PMThe Ultimate Litmus Test For Guns
Jordan Sargent · 02/22/16 02:15PMGovernment Officials Could Face Manslaughter Charges In Flint
Allie Jones · 02/10/16 12:00PMMichigan Gov Threw Wife Decadent Birthday Party with Tacky-Ass Cake While His State Is Poisoned
Sam Biddle · 02/08/16 11:41AMThanks to Flint, Gov. Rick Snyder Can't Even Go Out and Enjoy a Glass of Unpoisoned Water in Peace
Gabrielle Bluestone · 02/01/16 11:15AMYes, life is hard for the residents of Flint, MI, many of whom have no clean water and toxic levels of lead coursing through their veins. But life is also hard for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, who can’t even enjoy a night out anymore without being reminded of the fact that thousands of his constituents were poisoned on his watch.
Email: Michigan Officials Gave State Employees Bottled Water a Year Before Flint Residents Got It
Andy Cush · 01/28/16 04:45PMIn January 2015, amid concerns about the drinking water quality in Flint, Michigan, employees at the state’s Department of Technology, Management & Budget were given coolers of bottled water on each floor of their office space. Ordinary Flint residents were not extended the same courtesy until a year later.
Flint Has No Plans to Replace Its Corroded, Lead-Filled Water Pipes
Gabrielle Bluestone · 01/28/16 10:29AMEmergency Water In Flint Is Not Reaching Undocumented Immigrants
Jordan Sargent · 01/25/16 07:10PMUp until just about today, the outpouring of reporting from Flint, Mich. had forgotten the stories of the people it’s easiest to forget: undocumented immigrants. But this afternoon, several articles were published within hours of each other focusing on the specific plight faced by the undocumented in Flint.