Rick Snyder, the Michigan’s former Republican governor, was charged Wednesday with willful neglect of duty after an incident that left Flint with lead-contaminated water and a regional outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. The charges are misdemeanors punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. The alleged offense date is April 25, 2014, when a Snyder-appointed emergency manager used the Flint River for water while a regional pipeline from Lake Huron was under construction. The corrosive water was not treated properly, releasing lead from old plumbing into homes. Snyder had taken power …
