Fox Topix: Governor Snyder & Flint’s Water

Rick Snyder delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich.

In his annual State of the State address, Snyder vowed to do everything in his power to solve the crisis, asking legislators for $28 million to fund a series of immediate actions.

The rally was organized by Progress Michigan and drew activists from around the state.

The governor will also agree to the release of his emails in an effort to regain some of the public trust that the democrats say he lost with his lack of leadership on the Flint water crisis. State Senator John Proos says it was only fitting for Snyder to spend much of the speech on the Flint water crisis.

Obama has not said if he will stop in Flint while in MI.

Snyder admitted his office knew last summer that Flint residents had complained they were “getting blown off” by state environmental officials.

Now, if you are still wondering what happened to cause this crisis, let’s catch you up to speed. You know, it showed her leadership skills…

The Governor of MI has apologized to the people of the city of Flint after exposing 100,000 if the city’s residents to lead poisoning in its water supply.

Snyder also said he is working with Lt. Gov. Brian Calley to do a full review of transparency and accountability issues.

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says the drinking water crisis in Flint is a “travesty” and represents “a failure at every level of government”.

Mayor Karen Weaver had already visited with the president’s senior adviser, Valerie Jarrett, earlier in the day.

The scandal over the water in Flint has engulfed Mr. Snyder in a firestorm that has reverberated far beyond the state’s borders.

Governor Snyder: “Well again I’m not jumping to conclusions because I’m staying focused on the solution now”.

Members of Michigan’s National Guard have been called in to help volunteers pass out drinking water, testing kits, filters and other supplies to city residents, and the state said more Guard members arrived Monday to bring the total to 70. The money would be earmarked for bottled water, water filters, treating people with elevated lead levels in their blood, and a study assessing the infrastructure that supports Flint’s water system.

Flint isn’t the only crisis Snyder is dealing with at the moment. A House committee on Wednesday swiftly approved the spending bill, which could reach his desk next week after more legislation voting. He plans to make a bigger request in his February budget proposal.

On Saturday, the president declared a state of emergency in Flint, a declaration requested by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday.

“I’m sorry, and I will fix it. No citizens of this great state should endure this kind of catastrophe”. He has rejected calls for his resignation by some protesters.

Flint was under control of a state-appointed emergency manager when, seeking to save money, it switched its source of tap water from Detroit’s system to the nearby Flint River in 2014.

Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson slammed the toxic water contamination in Flint, Michigan, on Tuesday as a crime against humanity.