April 12, 2016
By Jonathan Oosting
Lansing – The top Republican and Democrat (click here) on Gov. Rick Snyder’s Flint Water Task Force will testify before Michigan legislators Tuesday and discuss their report that placed primary blame for the city’s ongoing water crisis on the shoulders of state government.
Co-chairs Ken Sikkema and Chris Kolb are scheduled to appear before the Joint Select Committee on the Flint Water Public Health Emergency at 8 a.m.
Sikkema, a senior policy fellow at Public Sector Consultants, is a Republican and former state Senate majority leader. Kolb, who now heads the Michigan Environmental Council, is a Democrat who previously served in the state House....
Even "The Washington Times" is addressing the drinking water issue. That, in my opinion is a real step forward. I found the first paragraph as startling, insightful and prophetic as it needed to be. Thank you.
April 11, 2016
By Jonathan Oosting
Lansing – The top Republican and Democrat (click here) on Gov. Rick Snyder’s Flint Water Task Force will testify before Michigan legislators Tuesday and discuss their report that placed primary blame for the city’s ongoing water crisis on the shoulders of state government.
Co-chairs Ken Sikkema and Chris Kolb are scheduled to appear before the Joint Select Committee on the Flint Water Public Health Emergency at 8 a.m.
Sikkema, a senior policy fellow at Public Sector Consultants, is a Republican and former state Senate majority leader. Kolb, who now heads the Michigan Environmental Council, is a Democrat who previously served in the state House....
Even "The Washington Times" is addressing the drinking water issue. That, in my opinion is a real step forward. I found the first paragraph as startling, insightful and prophetic as it needed to be. Thank you.
April 11, 2016
In the present political climate liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, don’t often agree on much, but they can agree that one of the government’s first obligations is keep the drinking water safe. That’s why it’s nothing short of shocking that one of the richest and most sophisticated states not only failed to do that, but was aware that irresponsible cost-cutting was the source of the failure. It’s the kind of scandal expected in impoverished and corrupt Third World governments, not a scandal of both an American state and the national government. One good thing to come from the scandal in Michigan is that the issue of proper drinking water is beginning to pop up across the country....
Governor Snyder needs to be handed a legal fee invoice. There is no incentive for him to resign from office.
April 11, 2016
By Allie Gross
If you were upset that Michigan tax dollars (click here) were going towards Gov. Rick Snyder's Flint-related legal fees, at least you can gain some solace in the fact that we're paying for skilled lawyers.
The MI taxpayer-funded lawyers filed a complaint last Monday stating that a suit filed against the governor should be dismissed because the ten plaintiffs failed to meet a six month deadline following the "cause of action."...
Statutory limitations begins on the day of discovery. The issue with poisoned water in Flint did not come into focus until a pediatrician and professional hydrologist began to study the water. During the time there was concern and US EPA was involved, it can be said Snyder was running the time clock by not responding to the USA EPA and it's demands for mitigation regarding the Flint River Water.
Running the clock while allowing the poisoned water to exist in the water supply of Flint, is criminal and adds to the dynamic of the legal complaints against the current Governor.
Lawsuits can be filed from date of discovery to the end of two years. This dynamic is questionable to it's date of discovery to EVERY citizen of Flint, Michigan.
There was a great deal of confusion among the people of Flint regarding drinking water quality because they were getting conflicting information from the state, etc. The date of discovery for most of the citizens of Flint only occurred within the last few months.
Governor Snyder needs to be handed a legal fee invoice. There is no incentive for him to resign from office.
April 11, 2016
By Allie Gross
If you were upset that Michigan tax dollars (click here) were going towards Gov. Rick Snyder's Flint-related legal fees, at least you can gain some solace in the fact that we're paying for skilled lawyers.
The MI taxpayer-funded lawyers filed a complaint last Monday stating that a suit filed against the governor should be dismissed because the ten plaintiffs failed to meet a six month deadline following the "cause of action."...
Statutory limitations begins on the day of discovery. The issue with poisoned water in Flint did not come into focus until a pediatrician and professional hydrologist began to study the water. During the time there was concern and US EPA was involved, it can be said Snyder was running the time clock by not responding to the USA EPA and it's demands for mitigation regarding the Flint River Water.
Running the clock while allowing the poisoned water to exist in the water supply of Flint, is criminal and adds to the dynamic of the legal complaints against the current Governor.
Lawsuits can be filed from date of discovery to the end of two years. This dynamic is questionable to it's date of discovery to EVERY citizen of Flint, Michigan.
There was a great deal of confusion among the people of Flint regarding drinking water quality because they were getting conflicting information from the state, etc. The date of discovery for most of the citizens of Flint only occurred within the last few months.
