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Weekly Wrap 2.5.16: The 10 Best Stories You Missed This Week

1. Released Emails Suggest Officials Knew About Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak a Year Ago

The email, obtained by Progress Michigan, shows that an adviser to Gov. Rick Snyder — Director of Urban Affairs Harvey Hollins — was notified of a significant uptick in the Legionnaires’ disease coinciding with the switch over to the Flint River as a water source.

2. LISTEN: Uncomfortable Is Not the Same as Unsafe. White People Need to Lean in to the Discomfort.

Jim Wallis spoke at Westminster Town Hall Forum in Minneapolis, streamed on MPR. Take a listen to the great talk.

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