Gov. Whitmer signs bills approving $600M from state for Flint water settlement
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bipartisan package of bills Wednesday approving the state’s $600 million portion of the Flint water crisis settlement.
The proposed agreement would settle more than 100 civil lawsuits filed on behalf of thousands of Flint residents, who claim damages related to the city’s lead water disaster. The two bills create the Flint Settlement Trust Fund in the Michigan Department of Treasury and allows the Michigan Strategic Fund to borrow to fund the trust.
“What happened in Flint should never have happened,” Whitmer said Wednesday, in a written statement announcing the signing. “While this settlement will never be enough to compensate for what happened, it is a major step toward helping the people of Flint heal.”
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LANSING Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan Senate Bills 1251 and 1252 creating the Flint Settlement Trust Fund within the Michigan Department of Treasury, and amending the Michigan Strategic Fund Act, to address the funding of the $641.2 million settlement in the civil Flint Water cases. Senate Bill 1251 was sponsored by Senator Jim Stamas (R-Midland), and Senate Bill 1252 was sponsored by Senate Democratic Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint).
“What happened in Flint should never have happened,” said
Governor Whitmer. “From my first month in office, Attorney General Nessel and I made it clear to our teams that even though we inherited this situation, it was our responsibility to achieve the best possible settlement for the children and families of Flint. While this settlement will never be enough to compensate for what happened, it is a major step toward helping
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at a COVID-19 update press conference on Nov. 19, 2020. Courtesy, State of Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) Wednesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan Senate Bills 1251 and 1252, creating the Flint Settlement Trust Fund within the Michigan Department of Treasury, and amending the Michigan Strategic Fund Act, to address the funding of the $641.2 million settlement in the civil Flint Water cases.
Senate Bill 1251 was sponsored by Senator Jim Stamas (R-Midland), and Senate Bill 1252 was sponsored by Senate Democratic Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint).
âWhat happened in Flint should never have happened,â Governor Whitmer said in a statement. âFrom my first month in office, Attorney General Nessel and I made it clear to our teams that even though we inherited this situation, it was our responsibility to achieve the bes
Gov. Whitmer signs bipartisan bill creating Flint Settlement Trust Fund
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FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 photo, the Flint Water Plant tower is seen in Flint, Mich. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday, March 10, released another 4,400 pages of his executive office s emails and documents related to the lead-contaminated water in Flint. The disclosure is the third voluntary release of such records, which have revealed his administration s inner dialogue before the crisis and as it grew after the financially struggling city left Detroit s water system and started using the Flint River to save money. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, FILE)