News & Commentary
May 26, 2016
Hopeful But Wary Detroit School Board Demands Forensic Audit in Wake of State Control
Hopeful but wary.
May 13, 2016
A Q&A with the Pediatrician Who Proved Flint’s Water Was Poisoning Its Children
In September 2015, when the state of Michigan was still adamantly denying that the water in Flint was contaminated with lead, Hurley Medical Center pediatrician Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha unveiled a study of Flint children that proved conclusively that the state’s denials were false and that Flint was enmeshed in a full-blown public-health disaster.
By ACLUMICH_eadolphus
May 04, 2016
Lansing Watchdog: A Two-Party Push Toward Greater Transparency
ACLU at the Michigan Capitol – May 2, 2016
By ACLUMICH_DDawsey
Apr 25, 2016
Second Anniversary of Switch to Flint River Sees Too Little Progress in Ending Water Crisis
In 2015, to mark the first anniversary of Flint’s fateful switch to river water, about 100 Flint residents marched through their city’s downtown in protest.
Apr 21, 2016
Lansing Watchdog: Focus Shifts to Budgets, Bills in Capitol
ACLU at the Michigan Capitol – April 21, 2016
By ACLUMICH_eadolphus
Mar 25, 2016
Bi-Partisan FOIA Reform Bills Bring Seasonal Optimism to Lansing
ACLU at the Michigan Capitol – March 25, 2016
By ACLUMICH_eadolphus
Mar 21, 2016
Guyette: Continued Probes Crucial In the Wake of Flint Water Testimony
WASHINGTON—There was much partisan heat generated, but very little light shed, when Gov. Rick Snyder and U.S. EPA administrator Gina McCarthy appeared recently before a congressional committee to answer questions about their roles in the Flint water crisis.
Mar 14, 2016
Four Questions Gov. Snyder Must Answer During Congressional Testimony
What we have come to learn about the Flint water crisis over the past several months—including the fact that a city of 100,000 people was left exposed to alarming levels of lead in its drinking water for nearly two years—has left our state reeling and our nation angry in disbelief.
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