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Flint's 8th Ward councilman gets another blow with erroneous endorsement
FLINT (CCN) — Flint's 8th Ward city councilman is reeling again from another serious campaign gaffe — this time because Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley told The Morning Gazette Radio Show via text Monday night (Aug. 2, 2021) that he didn't endorse Allan Griggs in his re-election bid.
Griggs said on The Morning Gazette Radio Show's debate last week with his 8th Ward challengers that he was endorsement from the Greater Flint AFL-CIO. The endorsement never happened, according to Sam Muma who is President of the Greater Flint AFL-CIO and President of Local 1600 that is the largest union representing city employees.
In the same debate, Councilman Griggs claimed an endorsement from Mayor Neeley at the end of the radio broadcast. Supporters of the mayor immediately began notifying The Morning Gazette Radio Show that no endorsement happened as soon as the program aired on Thursday (July 29, 2021). Mayor Neeley confirmed it did not happen via text when indicating that his only endorsements for today's (Aug. 3, 2021) primary came in the contests for the open seats in the 3rd Ward and the 6th Ward. Neeley said he offered endorsements for Kerry Nelson in the 3rd Ward and Claudia Perkins-Milton in the 6th Ward.
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Flushing's mayor issues open letter to residents about proposed state legislation on short-term rent
NBC's Dateline features story about 2015 disappearance of Flint woman last seen at gas station
Incumbents usually get on the ballot in Flint City Council elections. The top two vote getters in the primary move on to the general election In November, and incumbents are usually helped by the fact that a close vote can often go their way because people who don't like the incumbent have a variety of choices to vote for on Election Day. That always splits up the vote among those that don't like the incumbent. READ MORE
NBC's Dateline features story about 2015 disappearance of Flint woman last seen at gas station
Flushing's mayor issues open letter to residents about proposed state legislation on short-term rent
NBC's Dateline features story about 2015 disappearance of Flint woman last seen at gas station
FLINT (CCN) — NBC's Dateline program is probing the story about a missing Flint woman and NBC's web site posted a lengthy story about it on Sunday (July 25, 2021). READ MORE
Flushing's mayor issues open letter to residents about proposed state legislation on short-term rent
Flushing's mayor issues open letter to residents about proposed state legislation on short-term rent
Flushing's mayor issues open letter to residents about proposed state legislation on short-term rent
FLUSHING (CCN) — Flushing's mayor has issued an open letter to his city's residents about pending legislation in Michigan that he says can impact good neighborhoods. READ MORE
Sheriff swanson pleads for help in atlas twp. murder
Victim last seen leaving Outdoor Adventures in Richfield Township
ATLAS TWP. (CCN) — Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson held a Friday (July 16, 2021) press conference to plead for help in an Atlas Township murder last weekend. The sheriff revealed that the victim posted a picture of himself on Facebook less than 24 hours before he was shot to death.
“So maybe you were at the (Outdoor Adventures) camp site and you saw this green Dodge truck with an ATV in the back of that truck and something caught your eye,” Sheriff Swanson said at the press conference. “You may think it’s not a big deal but, in cases like these, it is a big deal.” READ MORE