Rick Snyder

DETROIT (AP) — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city with lead-contaminated water and was blamed for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in 2014-15, The Associated Press has learned.

Far-left activist and filmmaker Michael Moore has accused Democratic nominee Joe Biden of going after “white racist redneck votes” in his home state of Michigan after the former vice president accepted the endorsement of former Republican Governor Rick Snyder. 

The former Republican Michigan governor progressives accused of poisoning black people has endorsed Joe Biden for president.

Michigan lawmakers axed a requirement that would make prospective teachers take a basic skills test before earning their certification in Michigan.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says he is backing an amnesty for younger illegals because it is good for business and government revenues.

Korean electronics manufacturer LG announced Wednesday its plans to build a new electric car parts factory in the United States.

On Sunday night, after the debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, MSNBC inadvertently aired footage of NBC journalist Kristen Welker telling Clinton communications director Jen Palmieri exactly what question she was planning to ask in an imminent live interview.

Democratic candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for the resignation of Gov. Rick Snyder for his handling of the lead-polluted water crisis in Michigan.

Hollywood A-list directors Ava DuVernay and Ryan Coogler and other black entertainers like singer Janelle Monae and comedian Hannibal Burress, among others, will host a #JUSTICEFORFLINT event during the broadcast of the 88th Academy Awards.

Democrats are making a big push to blame the water crisis in a Democrat-dominated city, overseen by a Democrat Environmental Protection Agency of unprecedented power, on the only Republican within a thousand miles, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder.

On the heels of his announcement that he would open his own Traverse City, Michigan, home to Syrian refugees entering the U.S., leftwing filmmaker Michael Moore has launched a website to encourage Americans to join him in opening their own homes to refugees.

Michael Moore is no fan of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s recent ban on allowing Syrian refugees into his state. In a show of defiance, the Oscar-winning filmmaker has offered up his own Traverse City residence to Syrians looking for shelter in the United States.

On November 13, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R) vowed to veto a bill designed to allow individuals with an enhanced concealed carry permit to carry in numerous public gun-free zones.

Several governors are challenging President Obama, saying they won’t allow their states to receive any more Syrian refugees in light of the recent attack in Paris by ISIS. The Governors of Alabama, Michigan and Texas are among those challenging Obama over refugees.

The largest Chinatown in the U.S. may soon be Detroit. Not an area within the city, but the city itself. Chinese investors are investing heavily in the bankrupt city, so much so that it now ranks fourth among all U.S. cities

With all the numbers tallied, out of 251 races, NRA-backed candidates won in 229, over 91 percent of Congressional races in which they endorsed a candidate. According to the Washington Examiner, NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam explained that the Second Amendment group

Detroit needs an assist. In exchange for several hundred million dollars, the Red Wings promise to give them one. The Ilitch family owning the Detroit Red Wings and Joe Louis Arena (and Little Caesar’s) unveiled plans for a new arena

The union membership rate of Americans working stands at 11.3%, or 14.5 million, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the last two decades, that percentage fell by 45%, despite a doubling in public employee unions. One of the major reasons

LANSING, Mich., May 28 (UPI) — Gov. Rick Snyder, R-Mich., signed a bill Tuesday evening that will raise the state’s minimum wage to $9.25 an hour by 2018. Snyder signed the bill quickly after the House passed it 76-34 and

Last week Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R) signed legislation repealing that state’s ban on privately owned short-barreled rifles and shotguns.  The legislation–Senate Bill 610–passed in the house and senate by near unanimous margins.  NRA-ILA executive director Chris Cox applauded the

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said once again that conservatives were the “problem” when it came to passing immigration reform legislation with amnesty provisions.  “The left has never been the problem on this,” Randel Johnson, the chamber’s senior vice president, said

On Friday, Republican Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder emphatically supported comprehensive immigration reform and implied that enforcement of the current immigration laws were “dumb” at an event with former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.  “We need comprehensive immigration reform,” Snyder said at

Refusing to call it a bailout, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has announced he is looking to help Detroit out of its pension mess with $350 million in state aid. “This is not a bailout of paying the debts directly of

By DAVID EGGERTAssociated PressLANSING, Mich.Michigan will join more conservative states in requiring residents who want health insurance coverage for abortions to buy an extra policy, after Republican legislators passed the law Wednesday over the objections of Democrats who pleaded for

(AP) Judge: Detroit eligible for Chapter 9 bankruptcyBy ED WHITEAssociated PressDETROITDetroit is eligible to shed billions in debt in the largest public bankruptcy in U.S. history, a judge said Tuesday in a long-awaited decision that now shifts the case toward

By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated PressDETROITBanks, bond insurers, employee pension systems and others standing to lose big if a federal judge declares Detroit insolvent are expected to legally file their objections to the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Monday is the

Carlos Gutierrez, who was former President George W. Bush’s Commerce Secretary and now a co-founder of a super PAC actively trying to get an immigration bill passed, recently said that bankrupt Detroit should be a “test case” for comprehensive immigration reform. 

Detroit is bankrupt, but Republican Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Detroit’s Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr are going forward with a plan to finance a taxpayer-funded arena. Michigan’s taxpayers are expected to pay $444 million for the stadium.  Based on being

By SHARON COHENAP National WriterBlue-collar workers poured into the cavernous auto plants of Detroit for generations, confident that a sturdy back and strong work ethic would bring them a house, a car and economic security. It was a place where

Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press, Gov. Rick Snyder (R-MI) explained that he had no choice but to allow Detroit to file for bankruptcy given the city’s $18 billion outstanding pension debt and inability to renegotiate with creditors. “This was

The City of Detroit filed for bankruptcy in federal court July 18, signifying the official advent of failure from one of America’s most liberal cities. January 2, 1962 was the last day that a Republican held the mayor’s office, and

On Thursday, Detroit became the largest city in U.S. history to file for bankruptcy. Kevin Orr, whom Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) appointed in March to become Detroit’s emergency manager,filed for Chapter 9 protection in federal bankruptcy court after he was

Former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney spoke at CPAC on Friday and told conservatives to look to America’s 30 successful Republican governors for planning the future of the party after President Barack Obama defeated Romney last November.