Flint mayor’s health advisor calls water settlement bone lead testing ‘a human rights violation’
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
Posted Mar 01, 2021
Dr. Lawrence Reynolds of Mott Children s Health Center addresses media on the Flint Water Advisory Task Force final report findings on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Mott Community College. The team, appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, reviewed actions regarding water use and testing, and offered recommendations to protect the health and safety of all Michigan residents in the future. Conor Ralph | MLive.com The Flint JournalThe Flint Journal
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FLINT, MI A Flint doctor who serves as health advisor to Mayor Sheldon Neeley has filed objections to a proposed $641-million water crisis settlement, particularly its reliance on bone scans to measure lead exposure and as a tool to provide higher awards to children and adults who have the highest levels of lead in their bones.
Flint mayor, state rep promote free community college program for Michigan residents
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
Posted Mar 01, 2021
Cynthia Neeley, who is running for state representative, listens to her husband Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley during a campaign visit by Joe Biden s wife Jill on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at The Ferris Wheel in downtown Flint. (Jake May | MLive.com)The Flint Journal, MLive.com
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FLINT, MI Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley and State Rep. Cynthia Neeley, D-Flint, took part in a Zoom press conference Monday to promote a new program that provides free community college tuition to eligible Michiganders.
Launched at the beginning of February, the Michigan Reconnect program is building on the success of the state’s Futures for Frontliners program, which has enrolled 15,000 essential workers with free community college tuition this semester, said Susan Corbin, acting director of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
Attorneys for Flint residents ask judge to stop bone lead testing in water crisis settlement
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
Posted Mar 01, 2021
The sun sets on downtown Flint on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | Mlive.com
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FLINT, MI Seven attorneys who represent Flint residents in water crisis lawsuits against the state of Michigan, city of Flint and others are asking a U.S. District Court judge to suspend the use of portable bone scanning equipment as part of a $641-million proposed settlement that has received preliminary approval in federal and state courts.
A motion filed Monday, March 1, asks Judge Judith Levy to end the testing until a hearing can be held on the request, which the attorneys said is necessary because the portable bone scanning devise being used in Flint by the law firm Napoli Shkolnik has not been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as safe and effective for use in diagnosing lead exposure in humans or by any fe
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FLINT, Mich. (CN) Pretrial hearings in the criminal case against former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder over his role in the Flint water contamination crisis continued Tuesday after a week of review by a district court judge who was not certain of his authority in the sprawling scandal.
Last week, Genesee County District Court Judge William Crawford was open about his lack of experience for this type of case and admitted he was not sure he could rule on a motion to dismiss filed by the defense. But he said he reviewed the motions and responses and was now convinced that he could move forward.
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