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A losing candidate wants federal and state investigations of last week's Flint city council electionVoters in Flint’s Third Ward were voting in a special election to fill a city council seat that has been vacant since September, causing a deadlock in city business.
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44% of the ballots cast in Tuesday’s Flint City Council election were for write-in candidates — more votes than for either of the two candidates named on the ballot.
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Ten days ago, a scuffle between Flint police and residents protesting the city budget proposal brought an abrupt end to a city council meeting.
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The Vehicle City has been dealing with unrest tied to its proposed city budget. Last week, a scuffle broke out between around 20 law enforcement officers and dozens of protesters, angry about the budget and city police shutting down a street protest the day before.
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Flint officials want state police to investigate excessive force allegations against 2 city officersThe allegations are related to the Flint Police Department’s response to a protest march on Sunday and a melee during Monday’s city council meeting.
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Protesters and Flint police scuffled at the end of the council meeting, amid growing anger among activists over the department's shutting down a protest the day before.
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The October 14 Flint city council meeting ended when a person in the audience allegedly brandished a weapon during an argument.
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The council fell one vote short of passing the $60.9 million spending plan for the next fiscal year last week. Some council members say the budget numbers don’t add up and they want additional information from the mayor’s office.
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Eric Mays himself was no stranger to the inside of a courtroom, either as a plaintiff or a defendant during his decade on the Flint city council.
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Mays died of natural causes Saturday. He was a plaintiff in several state and federal lawsuits against the city of Flint.