Judge rules in favor of voters’ rights and calls for accountability in City Clerk’s office
By Tom Travis Voters’ rights and prospects for proper processing of absentee ballot applications and ballots received a shot in the arm Thursday from Judge Celeste Bell of the 7th Circuit Court. Bell ruled in favor of a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ordering the Flint City Clerk to comply with several terms including the Clerk’s office increasing open hours and days. In addition the judge ordered the...
“We’re at an intersection of crisis,” Mayor Neeley says and offers three point plan to combat crime in Flint
By Tom Travis In a press conference today Mayor Sheldon Neeley along with Police Chief Phil Hart presented a three-point plan to combat crime in the City of Flint: — Formation of a Special Investigative Unit, — A recruitment effort to hire new officers, and — A “no questions asked” gun buy back program. Noting the ongoing pandemic, the social upheaval and call for police reform and growing crime...
“Rally 4 Action” at City Hall features line up of Black candidates, former Mayor Weaver, Little Miss Flint
By Tom Travis In what was billed as a “Rally 4 Action – It’s time we do something different, in order to be the difference!” political candidates running for the August election, activists and community leaders spoke on the lawn of Flint City Hall Saturday. The event’s masters of ceremony were Black Lives Matter Flint president DeWaun Robinson and First Ward Flint City Councilperson Eric Mays. Weaver: Be...
City Clerk and City of Flint respond to ACLU complaint about absentee ballot/voters rights concerns
By Tom Travis In response to a complaint filed in the Genesee County Circuit Court Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan and five Flint residents, City Clerk Inez Brown has announced 24-hour access to a secured absentee ballot drop box now installed in front of City Hall, 1101 S. Saginaw Street, “for the convenience of Flint voters.” she said. The full response is attached below. The...
Flint receives $400,000 grant from the Department of Justice to fight Coronavirus
By Tom Travis The City of Flint has won a $411,348 grant from the Department of Justice to fund COVID-19 response and related expenses, city officials announced this week. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a part of the U.S. Department of Justice and administers assistance in the form of grants to municipalities and local law enforcement groups across the country. “The Department of Justice grant is being made through the...
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