Tag: Rep. Dan Kildee
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Funding for Flint Registry to expire in 2021 unless Congress acts
By Coner Segren Without action from Congress, funding for the Flint Registry will expire in June of 2021, several top Michigan elected officials and a health expert announced at a press conference Aug. 26. Congressman Dan Kildee, Mayor Sheldon Neeley, Senator Gary Peters, and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha all spoke in favor of legislation designed to…
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Flint Neighborhoods United receives info on response to protests, Land Bank details, blight and beautification grants
By Tammy Beckett Amid the pandemic and the outcries of the Black Lives Matter protests, Flint Neighborhoods United met via Zoom for its monthly meeting June 6, discussing how to tackle a wide range of problems, including systemic racism, blight and excessive force. More than 50 participants and community leaders from many Flint neighborhoods came…
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MTA gearing back up, with precautions, helped by $19 million CARES Act grant
By Madeleine Graham As COVID-19 took hold in Genesee County with three Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) drivers testing positive, MTA suspended operations April 2. The suspended vehicles were for Ride to Wellness and the bus system, which included fixed routes and regional routes. This left many of the vulnerable in limbo to obtain rides elsewhere. Fortunately,…
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Genesee County Health Department confirms: no case of COVID-19 in county, rumors false
Please note: THIS INFORMATION IS NO LONGER ACCURATE–As of March 20, four cases have been confirmed. See Friday’s story here. By Tom Travis and Jan Worth-Nelson After a wild day of rumors and intense media scrutiny, as of late Thursday afternoon, the Genesee County Health Department (GCHD) confirmed no cases of the coronavirus have yet…
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News Brief: Congressional Art Competition for Flint high schoolers open now
Flint area high school students are invited to enter the 2019 Congressional Art Competition, sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives Congressional Art Caucus. Artists may win an opportunity to visit Washington, D.C. and have art displayed in the U.S. Capitol building. “Each year this competition gives us the chance to see beautiful pieces of…
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