The Michigan attorney general's office said Tuesday that the state prosecution of former Gov. Rick Snyder and other officials for their roles in the Flint water scandal has ended. A decision Tuesday by the state Supreme Court to decline to hear appeals of a lower court's dismissal of misdemeanor charges against Snyder “effectively closes the door on the criminal prosecutions of the government officials,” prosecutors said in a release. “At this time the court has left us with no option but to consider the Flint water prosecutions closed,” the prosecution team said.
Posted By Steve Neavling on Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 2:30 PM click to enlarge Michigan Sen. Mike Shirkey
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, who came under fire last week for falsely suggesting the Jan. 6 insurrection was “a hoax,” is losing a top adviser to Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel. Amber McCann, Shirkey’s deputy chief of staff and press secretary, is leaving to work in Nessel’s office as a director of special projects within the Office of Public Information & Education, Ms. McCann has a reputation as a tireless worker and consummate professional and Attorney General Nessel is eager for her to continue serving the people of our state, Nessel spokeswoman Kelly Rossman-McKinney said in a statement.