EDIT: rec list! Also, a few editing changes due to my sheer and utter excitement!
Update: Added an educational video for those needing more background on this crisis.
Breaking news from the state of Michigan:
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, which devastated the majority Black city with lead-contaminated water and was blamed for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in 2014-15, The Associated Press has learned.
Two people with knowledge of the planned prosecution told the AP on Tuesday that the attorney general’s office has informed defense lawyers about indictments in Flint and told them to expect initial court appearances soon. They spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
From November: Flint water settlement boosted to $641.2 million
The AP could not determine the nature of the charges against Snyder, former health department director Nick Lyon and others who were in the Snyder administration. The attorney general’s office declined to comment on details of the ongoing investigation. Spokeswoman Courtney Covington Watkins said investigators were “working diligently” and “will share more as soon as we’re in a position to do so.”
Many in Michigan feared that this day would never come. It finally apparently has come, meaning there is a chance for accountability. Do know that it is one thing to charge them, but another to secure a conviction. The opponents have high priced lawyers and powerful allies! That’s not a reason to stop the march for accountability!
The rest of the article explains how we got to this point. Elections have consequences, and the election of AG Dana Nessel allowed for this action to happen today.
oldan inouye shares this wonderful resource if you need more information: