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Michigan governor signs $28M bill to address water crisis
JEFF KAROUB cial management. Some People photograph the signing of a $28 million aid package for Flint’s water crisis at a press con-
DAVID EGGERT children’s blood has tested ference at the Michigan Press Association banquet Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at Ambassador Ballroom
Associated Press positive for lead, which has in the Amway Grand Hotel in Grand Rapids, Mich. The money will be allocated to state depart-
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan been linked to learning dis- ments to spend for things such as more water filters, additional school nurses and an infrastructure
(AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick abilities, lower IQ and be- study by independent experts.
Snyder signed into law $28 havioral problems. Flint has
million more in emergency reconnected to Detroit’s (Nick Gonzales/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)
funding on Friday to ad- system for now.
dress Flint’s lead-contam- “It’s time to stand up and ceived fresh bottled water of Snyder.The governor’s visiting the building, which
inated water, and said he recognize that things could came Thursday in emails spokesman Dave Murray includes the Department of
didn’t know some state have been done different- released by Progress Michi- said the water was for both Health and Human Servic-
workers in the city had re- ly,” Snyder said before sign- gan, a liberal group critical employees and residents es, starting in January 2015.
ceived bottled water last ing the aid legislation. “Mis-
year while officials were still takes were made. ... We’re
telling residents that tap going to solve them.”
water was safe to drink. Snyder has accepted re-
It’s the second round of sponsibility for the emer-
state aid for the city since gency while also blaming
the crisis was confirmed state and federal environ-
in the fall, bringing the to- mental regulators, some
tal allocated to nearly $39 of whom have resigned or
million. The Republican have been suspended. But
governor said the funding he remains the target of
will provide immediate re- criticism, including longshot
sources in Flint, but is not efforts to recall him from of-
the end of state assistance. fice. In pledging again to fix
Improperly treated water the problem, he said, “how
leached lead from pipes do you learn from things
into drinking water after that didn’t go right to be
Flint switched from Detroit’s even stronger and better
water system to the Flint for the long term?”
River in 2014 to save mon- News that employees at
ey while under state finan- a state building in Flint re-
