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FILE - R-Mon Ford, 23 of Flint, puts freshly filled five-gallon jugs of water into his mother L'Tonya Payne's trunk on the eve of the seventh anniversary of the Flint water crisis during a water distribution on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at the Latinx Technology & Community Center in Flint, Mich. A second contractor says it has reached a $25 million settlement over its role in Flint's lead-contaminated water scandal. Boston-based Veolia North America said Thursday, Jan. 31, 2024, that the class-action litigation agreement includes payments of $1,500 for individual minors. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP, File)

Firm announces $25M settlement over role in Flint, Michigan, lead-tainted water crisis

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The Flint water plant tower is pictured on Jan. 6, 2022, in Flint, Mich. A judge dismissed criminal charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the Flint water crisis, months after the state Supreme Court said indictments returned by a one-person grand jury were invalid. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Flint water crisis charges dismissed against ex-Gov. Snyder

By Ed White - Associated Press

U.S. pushes for better tap water but must win over wary public

By Michael Phillis - Associated Press

Judge hears arguments over whether to spike Snyder charges

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Snyder lawyers note possible conflicts in Flint water case

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 21, 2016, file photo, the Flint Water Plant water tower is seen in Flint, Mich. Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, Nick Lyon, former director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and other ex-officials have been told they're being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city with lead-contaminated water and was blamed for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in 2014-15, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Flint families welcome water crisis charges, seek healing

By KAT STAFFORD and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and COREY WILLIAMS - Associated Press

FIL - In this March 21, 2016, file photo the Flint Water Plant water tower is seen in Flint, Mich. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says a proposed $600 million deal between the state of Michigan and Flint residents harmed by lead-tainted water is a step toward making amends. Officials announced the settlement Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, which must be approved by a federal judge. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Flint joins $641M deal to settle lawsuits over lead in water

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FILE - In this March 21, 2016, file photo, the Flint Water Plant water tower is seen in Flint, Mich. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says a proposed $600 million deal between the state of Michigan and Flint residents harmed by lead-tainted water is a step toward making amends. Officials announced the settlement Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, which must be approved by a federal judge. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Flint water settlement borrowing plan approved by lawmakers

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2016 file photo, water analysis test kits for Flint, Mich., residents to pick up for lead testing in their drinking water are set out on a table at Flint Fire Department Station No. 1 as members of the U.S. Army National Guard 125th Infantry Battalion wait to help residents. Flint has taken important steps toward resolving the lead contamination crisis that made the impoverished Michigan city a symbol of the drinking water problems that plague many U.S. communities, officials said Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press via AP, File)

Michigan will borrow $600M for Flint water settlement

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 21, 2016, file photo, the Flint Water Plant water tower is seen in Flint, Mich. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says a proposed $600 million deal between the state of Michigan and Flint residents harmed by lead-tainted water is a step toward making amends. Officials announced the settlement Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, which must be approved by a federal judge. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Flint water lawsuit settlement now totals about $641 million

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Biden is holding rallies today in Des Moines, Iowa, Saint Paul, Minn., and Milwaukee, Wis. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama: Trump failed to take pandemic, presidency seriously

By STEVE PEOPLES and ALEXANDRA JAFFE and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

In this March 21, 2016, file photo, the Flint Water Plant water tower is seen in Flint, Mich. Multiple news outlets report Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, that the state of Michigan has reached a $600 million agreement to compensate Flint residents whose health was damaged by lead-tainted drinking water. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Whitmer: $600M Flint water deal a step toward making amends

By JOHN FLESHER and DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Audit reveals mismanaged funds, errors in Flint finances

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Governor says proposed state park in Flint in the works

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In this Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 photo, Rev. William Tourigny, 66, pastor of St. Rose de Lima Parish, in Chicopee, Mass., arranges vestments while preparing to offer Mass at the Catholic church. When Tourigny was ordained in 1980, the Springfield diocese had more than 300 priests serving 136 parishes. Since then, the ranks of priests have shrunk by more than half and nearly 60 of the parishes have closed. For Tourigny, it's meant many more funerals to handle, including dozens related to drug overdoses and heavy drinking. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

US Catholic priests describe turmoil amid sex abuse crisis

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver listens during a presentation and announcement by tech billionaire Elon Musk at Doyle-Ryder Elementary School in Flint, Mich. Weaver faces off Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, against Sheldon Neeley, a state representative and former city councilman, in the city's mayoral race. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP, File)

Former city councilman Neeley ousts incumbent Flint mayor

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Motorline worker Ray Gladney of Florrisant, materials worker Brookes Robinson of Central West End, and Trim Doorline Worker Danielle Harris of Richmond Heights, picket at the General Motors plant in Wentzville, Mo., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. United Auto Workers around the country will be voting on whether to accept or deny the recent offer made to the union by GM in the coming week. (Troy Stolt/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Workers at large GM plant in Michigan approve contract

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FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2016. file photo vehicles drive through downtown Flint, Mich. Picketing auto workers have surrounded the massive General Motors complex for nearly a week in Flint, the automaker's birthplace. Picketing auto workers have surrounded the massive General Motors complex for nearly a week of Friday, Sept. 20, in Flint, the automaker’s birthplace. The city and many workers have been here before: A 54-day strike at a Flint plant in 1998 forced a companywide shutdown. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Auto union strike is latest worry in Flint, GM’s birthplace

By JEFF KAROUB and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER - Associated Press

Police chief shoots person allegedly involved in gunfight

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FILE - This Jan. 26, 2016 file photo shows a sign over the Flint River noting Flint, Mich., as Vehicle City. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says states are taking action to address the risk of lead in drinking water but more needs to be done to share key information with the public. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Lead pipes that tainted Newark’s water are found across US

By DAVID PORTER and MIKE CATALINI - Associated Press