Governor Rauner Signs Lead Testing Bill

Chicago, IL  (KTRS)   Illinois elementary schools and day care centers will have to test drinking water for lead under legislation that Governor Bruce Rauner signed Bruce Monday morning. Governor Rauner says the new law “is a step in protecting our children from the devastating effects of lead exposure.” SB 550 will ensure proper health protections…

More charges filed in Flint water probe

FLINT, Mich. (AP) – More charges have been filed by Michigan’s attorney general in the investigation into the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint, Michigan, including against two former state-appointed emergency managers. Attorney General Bill Schuette on Tuesday charged former emergency managers Darnell Earley and Gerald Ambrose with multiple 20-year felonies for their failure to protect…

3 charged with several crimes in Flint crisis

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Two state regulators and a Flint employee are charged with evidence tampering and several other felony and misdemeanor counts related to the Michigan city’s lead-tainted water crisis. The charges, filed Wednesday in a state court, stem from an investigation by the Michigan attorney general’s office. Michael Prysby, a district engineer for…