Michigan gets federal OK to spend $119 million on lead abatement #DetroitNews

David Eggert Associated Press - LANSING — Michigan won federal approval Monday to spend about $119 million over five years to remove lead hazards from the homes of low-income residents in Flint and other communities — the second time the state has received a waiver to spend such additional money to respond to the city's tainted water crisis. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services authorized an amendment to Michigan's Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP. The state will spend $333,000 this fiscal

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