Michigan Senate approves $30 million for Flint water bills

(CNN)In early 2015, dirty water in Flint, Michigan, was being tested for lead, two lawsuits were challenging rate increases, and now a study finds residents were then paying the highest water bills of 500 communities surveyed nationwide, according to a nonprofit advocacy group. The state House approved a measure last week that would send $30 million to Flint, and Snyder pledged an additional $2 million.

Rick Snyder is expected to sign the bill in the coming days.

Weaver said her research suggests an estimated 8,000 Flint homes and businesses are being fed with lead pipe and revealed their latest mapping on where the pipes are.

“The Legislature’s approval of this $30 million plan to assist with Flint residents with water bills is a testament to the state’s continued commitment to helping during this crisis”, he said in a statement.

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“The people of Flint have suffered long enough”.

Bullock said a grassroots recall effort has symbolic significance, but he wouldn’t rule out other methods – such as the use of paid signature collectors – if money materialized.

Bullock, who is founder of the Change Agent Consortium and senior pastor of Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church in Highland Park, wants to recall Snyder over the lead contamination of Flint’s drinking water.

The state says the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services requested the Assessment of Chemical Exposure from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. State environmental protection officials failed to ensure proper corrosion control treatments were added to the harsh water, which leached lead from aging pipes into homes. He said they’ll come soon – but has not given a specific date and time.

“There are other adverse effects on health attributable to lead exposure, including but not limited to hematological, cardiovascular, immunological, and endocrine”. “We’ll work with city leaders on how these credits are applied”. “To be blunt, I’m working on making sure we get the information out on the executive office”. Officials in the Snyder administration have said that they hope to restore drinking water to the city in stages, with a full assessment of the system completed by mid-April.