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"Whitmer Order Halts Water Shutoffs During Virus Pandemic"

"DETROIT — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order Saturday requiring communities statewide to restore water service, effectively ending water shutoffs for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic.

The state has also established a $2 million fund through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to help provide funding to local communities to help reconnect homes to their water supplies.

Water shutoffs have been a hot-button issue in the state and especially in its largest city, Detroit, where more than 127,000 have been performed since 2014. "

Kat Stafford reports for the Associated Press March 29, 2020.

Source: AP, 03/30/2020