It's been five years since the city's water crisis was began. Now, even after officials have said the situation is vastly improved, Flint residents' trust in their water -- and in their government -- is badly corroded.
Just after dawn, Michigan Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich wakes up. Bleary-eyed, he shuffles downstairs to the kitchen.
"It's this invisible fear -- and I can't think of a day when it's not there," Ananich said."You can't see the lead poisoning. But it's a constant thing -- that maybe they're lying again." "We want to make sure prosecutors have the time they need to process the voluminous amount of new evidence they've got now that were not turned over before," Cherry told ABC News."And not to rush it. Human memory is so fragile ... but because this will rely on so much documentary evidence, it really avoids any potential he-said-she-said.""The case was bungled from day one. Now, time is of the essence," he said.
This bill buys time and a crucial step towards closure. But the question now is whether the Republican-led legislature will go along with the move. ABC News has reached out to Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield for comment, but has not received any replies."This affects people in either party," Cherry said."I don't think this really has a partisan atmosphere to it.
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