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On Monday, Representative Aaron Miller (R-Sherman Township) called on Attorney General Bill Schuette to investigate and provide an opinion regarding the cost savings pertaining to garbage collection in Flint.  The current contract for garbage collection was set to expire, the city council voted to extend the contract, but the Flint Mayor instead hired the competing […]

Today, Attorney General Bill Schuette announced the third legal action on his Flint Water Investigation, filing eighteen criminal charges against four current and two former employees from two state departments.  The charges stem from the alleged actions taken by officials at the Departments of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Health and Human Services (DHHS), which according […]

This week, the Human Trafficking Commission held their summer meeting in Lansing.  The meeting featured guest speakers from FireKeepers Casino and Hotel who discussed their efforts with the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (an MLC client), who own FireKeepers Casino, to combat and raise awareness of human trafficking.  George Jenkot and Sam Abdo from […]

On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Gershwin Drain issued an order halting Michigan’s new straight ticket voting law.  The law was passed by the legislature last December, following weeks of contentious debate and negotiations.  Despite the many concerns voiced at the time, Governor Rick Snyder signed the bill into law in January.  November’s General Election […]

This week, the Michigan Human Trafficking Commission, Attorney General Bill Schuette, the State Court Administrative Office, and the Department of Health and Human Services announced they will hold their first conference this fall.  The one-day conference will be held on Thursday, September 29 in Ann Arbor.  “This would be an excellent opportunity for interested parties […]

On Wednesday, Attorney General Bill Schuette announced that his office has filed a civil lawsuit in Genesee County Circuit Court.  The suit states that Veolia, a multinational water engineering services corporation, is liable for professional negligence and fraud, which caused Flint’s lead poisoning problem to continue and worsen, and created an ongoing public nuisance.  The […]

This week, Attorney General Bill Schuette, announced the first individuals to be charged as a result of actions in the Flint water contamination crisis.  Felony and misdemeanor charges have been filed against two employees of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the City of Flint Laboratory and Water Quality Supervisor.  The charges filed against […]

On Friday, Attorney General Bill Schuette and the Michigan State Police (MSP) announced that felony charges of misconduct in office have been filed against former State Representatives Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser.  The charges come as a result of joint investigation by the MSP and the Department of Attorney General into the actions of the […]