![]() ![]() June 14, 2017: Michigan Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon is accused of failing to alert the public about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that some experts believe resulted from the poorly treated water. March 27, 2017: Water lines in Flint homes will be replaced under a landmark deal approved by a judge. 17, 2017: The Michigan Civil Rights Commission issues a report that finds “systemic racism” is at the core of problems that caused the water crisis in the majority Black city. He also charges Earley, Ambrose and two city employees with felony counts of false pretenses and conspiracy to commit false pretenses in the issuance of bonds to pay for part of the water project that led to the crisis.įeb. 20, 2016: Schuette charges former emergency managers Darnell Earley and Gerald Ambrose with multiple felonies for their failure to protect Flint residents from health hazards caused by contaminated water. 16, 2016: Congressional Republicans close a yearlong investigation, faulting state officials and the Environmental Protection Agency.ĭec. 10, 2016: Congress approves a wide-ranging bill to authorize water projects nationwide, including $170 million to address lead in Flint’s drinking water.ĭec. 14, 2016: The federal emergency declaration ends, but state officials say work continues to fix the drinking water system.ĭec. March 23, 2016: A governor-appointed panel concludes that Michigan is “fundamentally accountable” for the crisis because of decisions made by environmental regulators.Īpril 20, 2016: Two state officials and a local official are charged with evidence tampering and other crimes in the state attorney general’s investigation - the first charges to come from the probe.Īug. 15, 2016: Then-Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette begins an “independent review." The White House provides aid and an emergency declaration on Jan. 14, 2016: Snyder, a Republican, asks the Obama administration for a major disaster declaration and more federal aid. A week later, the Michigan National Guard begins helping to distribute bottled water and filters. ![]() ![]() 5, 2016: Snyder declares a state of emergency in Flint, the same day federal officials confirm they are investigating. 29, 2015: Snyder accepts the resignation of Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant and apologizes for what occurred in Flint. October 2015: Snyder announces the state will spend $1 million to buy water filters and test water in Flint public schools, and days later calls for Flint to go back to using water from Detroit’s system.ĭec. ![]() Rick Snyder pledges to take action in response to the lead levels - the first acknowledgment by the state that lead is a problem. Nick Baumgardner covers Michigan sports for. "I don't think I've smiled this much since I left for Ann Arbor," Brundidge told the Free Press. He'll sit out the 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer rules, and is expected to have three years of eligibility remaining at the start of the 2013-14 campaign. The 6-foot-1 Brundidge was actually a higher-rated prospect than Burke, according to, but it never translated to the court.īurke was undoubtedly the Wolverines' best player in 2011-12, as he set the freshmen assist record, led the team in scoring, flirted with the NBA and eventually earned co-Big Ten Freshman in the Year in the process.īrundidge, meanwhile, appeared in 15 games, logged just 44 minutes and scored just six points. "Something inside told me this isn't where I was supposed to be."īrundidge, a Southfield High School product, entered the program as a four-star guard alongside fellow freshman Trey Burke. "At the end of the year, I asked myself was I really happy at Michigan and was I becoming the player I dreamed about?" Brundidge said in an interview with the Detroit Free Press. ![]()
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