LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The latest on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan (all times local):
12:45 p.m.
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver says she will not call for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s resignation over the water crisis in her city.
Asked at the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington, D.C., what repercussions Snyder should face, she said Snyder needs to remain in place to provide “the services and the money, the funds that we need to address the population.”
Flint’s water became contaminated with too much lead when its water source was switched in a cost-cutting measure in 2014. Protesters called for the governor’s resignation as he delivered his State of the State speech Tuesday night.
Weaver refused to join those calls, saying she is staying focused on what she can get from the governor to resolve the crisis.
1:29 a.m.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is planning to release all his email correspondence relating to the Flint water crisis.
The Snyder administration says it will post the emails on the governor’s website, www.michigan.gov/snyder, on Wednesday.
The second-term Republican pledged during his annual State of the State speech Tuesday night to fix the emergency in Flint and to have greater transparency by releasing his own emails on the matter. He’s not required to do so under state law.
Flint’s water became contaminated with too much lead when an emergency city manager appointed by Snyder switched its water source to the Flint River in 2014 to cut costs.
Lead contamination can lead to behavior problems and learning disabilities in children and kidney ailments in adults.
Flint’s 100,000 residents are unable to drink unfiltered tap water. The National Guard, state employees, local authorities and volunteers are distributing lead tests, filters and bottled water.