Mich. governor calls for stricter lead tests

Associated Press

LANSING, Mich.

Gov. Rick Snyder said Monday he wants Flint and the entire state to have more stringent lead-level regulations than what federal rules require, following the city’s water contamination crisis.

In the long term, Michigan will comply with a “much higher standard,” according to a state document laying out the next steps in Flint in four areas – water supply and infrastructure, health and human services, education, and economic development.

Much of the plan released Monday is not necessarily new but more of an effort to compile various state tasks into one document – both to delineate short-, medium- and long-range goals but also to combat critics who have accused the Republican governor of not doing enough to help Flint.

Snyder did not specify what regulations his administration will seek.