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The federal government has denied Governor Rick Snyder’s request for more funding to deal with the Flint water crisis.
The governor had requested funding from the Category B program for emergency protective measures and the Individuals and Households Program.
The governor says the federal denial is a disappointment, and is especially frustrating as it would have provided aid to individual households in Flint.
The governor says to date, Michigan has delivered nearly $70 million in state funding to Flint for immediate clean water resources and ongoing follow-up work.
Flint’s drinking water became contaminated with lead in April of 2014.
