Flint City Council voted 5-2 during a Special Meeting on July 26 to select Candice Mushatt as the new councilperson for the 7th Ward. Flint City Clerk Davina Donahue said Mushatt has to fill out paperwork, get sworn in and then she can begin her duties as the 7th...
August is a month of celebrations. We are celebrating National Dog Month, National Hair Loss Awareness Month, Back to School Month, American Artist Appreciation Month, Family Fun Month, Happiness Happens Month, National Family Meals Month and American Adventures...
Happy July! This is our nation’s independence month. A time when the Thirteen Colonies claimed their independence from Great Britain and laid the foundation for the United States of America. We honor those that selflessly gave their life in exchange for our...
Happy June Everyone! Flint Residents for Stronger Neighborhoods (FRSN) will be hosting its next meeting on June 12th at 6:00pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church (711 S. Saginaw St.). The mission of FRSN is to advocate for quality, effective urbanism in the City of...
Summer is approaching! So much to do, and so much to report to the residents of Flint this month. This month (May) was designated as “Love Your City” month. Whether it’s picking up a few extra pieces of litter, planting flowers, attending a community meeting,...
Grant to Help Improve the Lives of Children Congressman Dan Kildee recently announced new federal funding to support the University of Michigan-Flint and support children and families in mid-Michigan. The $466,637 grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and...
Grant Supports 24 AmeriCorps Service Members to Work in the Local Community WASHINGTON-Congressman Dan Kildee recently announced new federal funding that will support an AmeriCorps program addressing areas of critical need in mid-Michigan, including food security...
Dear Friend, Since taking office, I have worked across the aisle to ensure that Michigan supports the police officers, firefighters, medical professionals, and other first responders who work hard to keep us and our communities safe. That’s why we delivered the...
The City of Flint is taking a hard line against reckless driving, sending a message that there will be consequences for drivers who break the law and endanger lives. City officials filed a lawsuit in Circuit Court last week against a man accused of recklessly...
An interview with Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II Nearly half of individuals who engaged in mass shootings (48%) leaked their plans in advance to others, according to the National Institute of Justice. The National Institute of Justice website also states of all...
April was a busy month for Flint’s City Council. Major accomplishments passed by the general body are highlighted below. The first order of business was to fill appointments. Council finalized the appointments of Robert Jewel (6th Ward) to the Planning Commission,...
Dear Friend, Yesterday, (April 13) I signed bills into law that will reduce gun violence and save lives. These commonsense laws will establish universal background checks for all firearm purchases and enact safe storage requirements. These long-overdue...
League of Women Voters of Flint Area In the Flint Development Center, 4121 Martin Luther King Ave To Register or Get Further Information, Call 810-766-9772 Avoiding Cons and Scams Recognize the Tools and Tips that Can Be Used to Trick You Tuesday, April 4,...
The Flint City Council has been and will continue to work diligently at prioritizing the business of the City of Flint. Contrary to widespread belief, meeting agendas are almost always completed in their entirety. With the help of the new rules, the meeting times...
Recently I signed an expansion of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act into law. The bipartisan expansion reaffirms and expands legal protections for sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression in state law, ensuring no one in Michigan can be fired...
League of Women Voters of Flint Area In the Flint Development Center 4121 Martin Luther King Ave. To register or get further information, call 810-766-9772 Avoiding Cons and Scams (Recognize the Tools and Tips that Can Be Used to Trick You.) Tuesday, March 7,...
$500,000 in Federal Funding Will Support Development of Community Revitalization Plan Rep. Dan Kildee recently announced new federal funding for the Flint Housing Commission to help revitalize struggling Flint neighborhoods. The $500,000 federal grant, awarded to...
Free water filter units and replacement cartridges are available at Flint City Hall On April 7, 2018, following the MDEQ release of water quality data, the State of Michigan announced that it would discontinue state-funded bottled water for Flint residents,...
Last year, we made some game-changing investments in Michigan’s economy. We brought supply chains home, secured thousands of good-paying manufacturing jobs, and continued leading the future of cars, chips, and clean energy. We continued expanding pathways to higher...
Sheldon Neeley was sworn in as mayor of the City of Flint on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 following his victory in the Nov. 8 election. A crowd of Flint residents as well as friends and family of the mayor gathered at Flint City Hall to watch Neeley get sworn in for his...
The Greater Flint Health Coalition is getting a new Chief Executive Officer. Senator Jim Ananich (D), who currently serves as the board chair, was selected by a unanimous vote by the board. His term as CEO will begin after his final term as senator in January 2023....
The City of Flint Police Department welcomes 5 new officers to our ranks this week. Officers Forystek, Osborn, VanStrate, Girardin-Robertson and Justice-Gudemoos graduated the Law Enforcement Regional Training Academy on December 20. Congratulations and...
“Thank God for Michigan,” President Lincoln proclaimed when troops arrived to join Union forces in the early stages of the Civil War. Pundits and politicians from across the country offered similar sentiments on Nov. 8 when election returns pointed to Democratic...
Mayor Sheldon Neeley took to the stage at the renovated and restored Capitol Theatre in Downtown Flint to deliver his third State of the City address, the first to be delivered in-person since the beginning of he Covid pandemic. The ongoing thrust was the same...
Congressman Dan Kildee will join House Democratic leadership by serving as co-chair of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee in the 118th Congress. Kildee was nominated to serve in this leadership post by incoming House Democratic Leader Hakeem...
"You don't get to be disciplined; you get to be voted out." – Karen Christian, president, United Teachers of Flint, admonishing the errant behaviors of Flint school board members, Sept. 21, 2022 And so, it came to be in the Nov. 8 general election that four...
Election Day 2022 is upon us. It is the day that We The People make our choices known on various ballot issues and elect Representatives to diverse legislative bodies from local school boards to our representatives in Congress. Allow me to repeat…we are voting for...
The League of Women Voters Voter Outreach Center is open from 1:00-6:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, for walk-in or phone assistance with voting issues or to pick up informational brochures. The Voter Outreach Center is located in the Flint Development...
Following a brief discussion, Michigan’s bipartisan Board of State Canvassers recently unanimously voted to certify the August primary elections. Prior to their meeting, the bipartisan boards of county canvassers in the state’s 83 counties also certified the...
The City of Flint will enter a new era at the end of October when the recently adopted zoning code goes into full effect. The land use classifications and requirements from the age of urban renewal finally will be replaced with 21st century categories for...
The Voter Outreach Center is open from 1:00-6:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, for walk-in or phone assistance with voting issues or to pick up informational brochures. We are located in the Flint Development Center, 4121 Martin Luther King Avenue, Flint....
The upcoming Aug.2 primary election is only weeks away and, if this year is like most, we will have a light turnout for our summer election as voters are otherwise occupied with travel plans, cookouts, and staying cool. Yet this primary may be more important than...
Michigan State University Extension believes in improving people’s lives through education, and has been helping Genesee County residents for over 100 years. The most famous programs include 4-H and Master Gardener. 4-H is the largest youth-serving organization...
Mayor Sheldon Neeley announced recently that Arnold Brown has joined the City of Flint team as the new city services manager. Brown is coming back to work in Flint, having previously served in multiple positions over 25 years as tree trimmer, waste collector,...
League of Women Voters of the Flint Area and a New Service - Information for YOU and from YOU The League of Women Voters* is non- partisan and committed to information available to all voters and they are concerned that many of us are not voting, thus not shaping...
