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February 5, 2016

Emails Show Michigan Governor's Office Knew of Flint Legionnaires' Link Last March
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Newly released emails show top officials in Michigan Governor Rick
Snyder's office knew of a spike in Legionnaires' disease linked to
Flint's contaminated water long before Governor Snyder told the public.
Last month, Snyder said he had only learned of the surge a couple of
days prior. But emails released by Progress Michigan show Snyder's
office knew of the outbreak last March, nearly a year ago. The Michigan
Democratic Party has joined calls for Snyder to resign. The water crisis
began after an unelected emergency manager appointed by Governor Snyder
switched Flint's water to the corrosive Flint River.


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