2020 ELECTIONS

Flint residents disappointed in Biden’s potential pick, Gina McCarthy, to lead climate team

Flint, MI–President-elect Joe Biden is expected to appoint former chief of the Environmental Protection Agency Gina McCarthy to serve as the senior White House adviser on climate change–to many Flint residents’ dismay, McCarthy is a familiar name for residents and activists who have been protesting the Flint water crisis and related issues for years. She…

4 years of a Trump White House leaves Flint’s Latinx voters with ‘non-negotiable’ decision

Flint, MI–Alondra Rosas Ornelas, a 19-year-old UM-Flint engineering student and first-time voter, said voting became “non-negotiable” for her after witnessing this year’s Black Lives Matter protests. For Ornelas, the past four years has been a time when she said she’s watched racism become more commonplace, something she blames on the rhetoric of the Trump administration.…

Flint Schools to have an all-female board of ed.

Flint, MI— Twelve candidates competed for three open spots on the Flint Schools Board of Education, and according to unofficial polling results, Joyce Ellis-McNeal, Anita M. Moore and Laura Gillespie MacIntyre will serve as next year’s newest members.  With President Casey Lester, Trustee Blake Strozier and Secretary Betty Ramsdell stepping down in December, the new…

Why the eyes of the world are on Flint this election

Flint, MI– Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, Joe Biden and Barack Obama have visited Flint in recent months to campaign for the presidential election.  Journalists from Brazil, France, Norway and Australia have come to Flint to do election coverage.  Robocalls targeted Flint residents specifically urging them not to vote on election day and spreading misinformation. So…

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Local Politics

Rep. Dan Kildee announces cancer diagnosis

Flint, MI — U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, a Democrat and Flint native, announced that he has cancer via social media on Friday, March 31, 2023. According to a further press release from his office, Kildee went to the doctor a few weeks ago for a swollen lymph node, and his doctors found that he had a small…

It’s official: Three candidates certified for Flint’s upcoming mayoral election

Flint, MI– Three familiar faces have been officially certified by the Flint city clerk’s office as candidates for the upcoming Mayoral primary election. Mayor Sheldon Neeley, former Mayor Karen Weaver, and Councilman Eric Mays have each been certified and will appear on the Aug. 2 election ballot.  In order to be certified, each candidate needed…

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