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Taxpayers in two Michigan counties will pay for a failure of government through the 2050s

The failure of the Edenville dam inundated parts of Midland and Gladwin counties. The dam failure also drained Wixom and Sanford lakes.

That’s what an independent panel found in its final report chronicling the physical and human causes of the May 2020 dam failures that flooded out mid-Michigan, forcing thousands to evacuate and leaving widespread damage.

Chippendales, the famed male dancer troupe, has turned to K Street to help it tap into federal pandemic aid for the live events industry.

Some in the industry expected lobbying spending to level out ahead of the midterms and after numerous pandemic relief bills and the initial burst that a new administration provides.

Taxpayers will pay to repair dams that caused historic flooding. The investment works out to $32,000 for each property owner around recreational lakes.

The funds come from the Building Michigan Together bill, which seeks to overhaul the states aging infrastructure.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and GOP leader struck a deal late Wednesday on a massive spending plan that will use state and federal stimulus funds for what they call “transformational” infrastructure projects.

Gov. Whitmer already indicated she supports the sweeping plan, which spends billions on water projects, public parks and much more.

Midland and Gladwin Counties, nine townships and village of Sanford will have to pick up some of the cost.