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Governor Rick Snyder says he’ll call for $30 million in his 2017 budget to help pay water bills in Flint.
State Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich, who lives in Flint, says the governor’s proposal is a step in the right direction.
However, Ananich says the Flint’s mayor’s office told him the figure to cover the bills since the water crisis began is closer to $60 million.
Ananich also says the money should come in a supplemental budget bill to get it to Flint earlier, rather than waiting for the next state budget in October.
Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof says he’s open to the discussion of helping to pay Flint’s water bills.
He says there’s an argument to be made that if the government has failed the city at every level, then maybe they should consider paying the city’s water bills.
The governor is set to lay out his budget plan next week.
