Bernie Sanders is calling for the Michigan governor's resignation over the Flint water crisis

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Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders called Saturday for the resignation of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) over a slow response to Flint's water contamination crisis, The Washington Post reports. Due to lead contamination, the city of 100,000 cannot use tap water.

Though state officials are only recently addressing the issue, the contamination dates back to 2014, when the city switched its water source.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.