Karen Weaver, the Democratic city mayor of Flint, Michigan, allegedly fired a whistleblower for diverting funds to improve water safety in Flint to her own political action committee. CNN omitted her party affiliation in their original post about the emerging scandal, per Washington Examiner’s T. Becket Adams. Photo by Michigan Municipal League (MML)
From the Washington Examiner: Government had already let down Flint, Mich. badly enough. But a new lawsuit alleges that Mayor Karen Weaver, hailed as a champion for her city during its water crisis, siphoned money out of a pool intended to fix the city’s tainted water problem into her political action committee. This accusation will […]
They originally said that the water could be clean and safe to drink by August, but when it became widely reported, they backtracked. Photo by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) knew of the water problems back in April 2014, where lead was leaking into the water supply of the city of Flint, Michigan, but did not go public about it. Yet Democrats blame the governor, Rick Snyder, for the problems. Photo by Michigan National Guard