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Michigan Health Director To Stand Trial For Involuntary Manslaughter In Flint Deaths

Michigan state health department director will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter tied to the Flint water crisis.
MDHHS director Nick Lyon (right) listens as a judge orders he face trial on involuntary manslaughter and other charges. <em>Credit Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio</em>

District Judge David Goggins Monday decided the state has enough evidence to warrant bounding director Nick Lyon over for trial. The charges stem from the deaths of two men

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