A federal judge in Michigan on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a $641 million partial settlement of lawsuits filed by victims of the Flint water crisis against the state, according to a court document. U.S. District Judge Judith Levy wrote in the 72-page opinion that the preliminary agreement "does not resolve all of the Flint water cases" and that victims are fully able to

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Judge gives preliminary approval to $641 million Flint, Michigan, water settlement

Attorneys for former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder are striking back, telling prosecutors Tuesday that the Flint water case should be dismissed because he was charged in the wrong county.

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Daniel Lane, vice president and installation manager at Flint-based American Metal Roofs, said he tried to fill 10 positions last year for seven residential roofing crews throughout Michigan. It took him more than six months

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When a former Michigan public health director was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Flint water crisis, the man who previously held the job says a chilling thought crossed his mind: It could have been me.

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State-funded defense attorneys for the nine people charged by Attorney General Nessel's office will have a more modest budget than they had before

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Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has been charged in connection with the Flint Water Crisis, according to multiple reports.



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Former MI Gov. Rick Snyder Charged In Flint Water Crisis: Report

A company is accused of illegally discharging nearly 48 million gallons of waste from landfills into Flint wastewater system.According to federal prosecutors, that illegal dumping from Oil Chem. Inc. happened between 2007-15.The company is expected to return to court Thursday.Federal documents claim the owner of the company, Robert Massey, accepted tanker-trunks of landfill leachate from eight different landfills and then dumped them into Flint’…

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Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, The Associated Press has learned.

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