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Flint water settlement grows to $641 million

By Washington Examiner
Published November 19, 2020 8:00pm ET
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Flint water settlement grows to $641 million
Two men appointed by the Michigan governor to oversee the city of Flint are facing charges in the Flint water crisis. Both men are accused of allowing the Flint Water Plant to continue to operate despite evidence showing it was not safe to do so. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) | Carlos Osorio

The state of Michigan has reached a $641 million settlement in the Flint civil lawsuits with parties who claimed harm from the switch of its public water supply to the Flint River in 2014.

The state previously reached a $600 million preliminary settlement in August.

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