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The city entered into a memorandum of understanding with the 67th District Court to impose a gun ban after city council members claimed they received threats.
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The suit was brought by two city council members who said the mayor's advisory board should not have met privately to consider which projects should get federal funds.
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The Vehicle City's homicide rate has declined sharply during the past two years
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The contempt motion is linked to the city’s years-long project to replace lead pipes.
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“The City of Flint’s ongoing failures to finish the job it committed to in 2017 are causing new harms to the Flint community," said Sarah Tallman, a senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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Flint officials are also enforcing the city’s new vehicle forfeiture ordinance.
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The Alert-Flint system is similar to notification programs in many other communities around Michigan and the country.
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Former Fire Chief Ray Barton said the mayor wanted him to cover up the alleged firefighter misconduct to maintain his support from the Flint’s firefighters’ union ahead of his re-election in November.
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Mayor Sheldon Neeley also spoke about the need for rebranding, economic development, and working together in his State of the City speech Tuesday evening.
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Neeley won re-election last month in a close contest against former Flint Mayor Karen Weaver.