Michigan is surrounded by fresh water, yet hundreds of thousands of Michigan households struggle to pay their water bills.
Passing #wateraffordability legislation is good for public health, helps the stability of our water systems, and necessary for Michigan families in financial distress. #mileg
Passing #wateraffordability legislation is good for public health, helps the stability of our water systems, and necessary for Michigan families in financial distress. #mileg
November 22, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Michigan is surrounded by fresh water, yet hundreds of thousands of Michigan households struggle to pay their water bills.
Passing #wateraffordability legislation is good for public health, helps the stability of our water systems, and necessary for Michigan families in financial distress. #mileg
Passing #wateraffordability legislation is good for public health, helps the stability of our water systems, and necessary for Michigan families in financial distress. #mileg
Water bills have continued to rise for many Michiganders, and we have a bipartisan, comprehensive solution to help make those water bills more affordable across the state. Let's get it done. #mileg #wateraffordability
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Lawmakers push for action on revamped water affordability bills during lame duck session • Michigan Advance
On Monday, lawmakers from both the House and Senate joined with local government officials, and representatives from the Area Agency of Aging Association of Michigan, Chippewa Luce Mackinac Community ...
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December 5, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Water bills have continued to rise for many Michiganders, and we have a bipartisan, comprehensive solution to help make those water bills more affordable across the state. Let's get it done. #mileg #wateraffordability
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Gov. Whitmer presented her proposed FY 2026 budget today and it includes many important investments in education, housing, substance abuse and more!
I am pleased to see the inclusion of funding for water affordability. Eager to keep our work going on this critical issue. #mileg #WaterAffordability
I am pleased to see the inclusion of funding for water affordability. Eager to keep our work going on this critical issue. #mileg #WaterAffordability
February 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Gov. Whitmer presented her proposed FY 2026 budget today and it includes many important investments in education, housing, substance abuse and more!
I am pleased to see the inclusion of funding for water affordability. Eager to keep our work going on this critical issue. #mileg #WaterAffordability
I am pleased to see the inclusion of funding for water affordability. Eager to keep our work going on this critical issue. #mileg #WaterAffordability
I am grateful for our partnership with many organizations across the state, including the Nature Conservancy, on water affordability legislation.
Check out this great op-ed from Richard Bowman in @bridgemichigan.bsky.social below! #wateraffordability #mileg 1/4
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Check out this great op-ed from Richard Bowman in @bridgemichigan.bsky.social below! #wateraffordability #mileg 1/4
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Opinion | Open the faucet: Pass water affordability legislation | Bridge Michigan
The water affordability legislation before the Michigan Legislature is a commonsense approach to help low-income families and seniors when they need it most.
www.bridgemi.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:59 PM
I am grateful for our partnership with many organizations across the state, including the Nature Conservancy, on water affordability legislation.
Check out this great op-ed from Richard Bowman in @bridgemichigan.bsky.social below! #wateraffordability #mileg 1/4
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Check out this great op-ed from Richard Bowman in @bridgemichigan.bsky.social below! #wateraffordability #mileg 1/4
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Passing our #wateraffordability legislation not only is the moral thing to do for Michigan families struggling to pay their bills.
It's also the smart thing to do to protect our public health.
It's the prudent thing to do for the stability of our cities and townships' water providers. #mileg
It's also the smart thing to do to protect our public health.
It's the prudent thing to do for the stability of our cities and townships' water providers. #mileg
December 12, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Passing our #wateraffordability legislation not only is the moral thing to do for Michigan families struggling to pay their bills.
It's also the smart thing to do to protect our public health.
It's the prudent thing to do for the stability of our cities and townships' water providers. #mileg
It's also the smart thing to do to protect our public health.
It's the prudent thing to do for the stability of our cities and townships' water providers. #mileg
Duck...duck...ACT!
Here are the League's priorities for Lame Duck in #mileg.
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Our sights are set on big progress for workers, kids + families in the mitten.
#paidleave #wateraffordability #pdab #momnibus #tobacco #tenantsrights #paydaylending #secondlook #unemploymentreform
Here are the League's priorities for Lame Duck in #mileg.
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Our sights are set on big progress for workers, kids + families in the mitten.
#paidleave #wateraffordability #pdab #momnibus #tobacco #tenantsrights #paydaylending #secondlook #unemploymentreform
2024 Lame Duck Watch List
Updated November 5, 2024 During the Lame Duck session, advocacy is more important than ever. While it is important for people to speak out against bad policies that may arise, it is equally important ...
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November 15, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Duck...duck...ACT!
Here are the League's priorities for Lame Duck in #mileg.
mlpp.org/2024-lame-du...
Our sights are set on big progress for workers, kids + families in the mitten.
#paidleave #wateraffordability #pdab #momnibus #tobacco #tenantsrights #paydaylending #secondlook #unemploymentreform
Here are the League's priorities for Lame Duck in #mileg.
mlpp.org/2024-lame-du...
Our sights are set on big progress for workers, kids + families in the mitten.
#paidleave #wateraffordability #pdab #momnibus #tobacco #tenantsrights #paydaylending #secondlook #unemploymentreform
I will be forever grateful to everyone who poured their heart and soul into this work and am committed to working as hard as I can to pass water affordability legislation in the future. #wateraffordability #mileg 5/5
December 19, 2024 at 9:12 PM
I will be forever grateful to everyone who poured their heart and soul into this work and am committed to working as hard as I can to pass water affordability legislation in the future. #wateraffordability #mileg 5/5
Great op-ed from Mami Hara and Gary Brown about the pressing need for water affordability and the connection to water infrastructure issues! Take a moment to read it...
#mileg #wateraffordability
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#mileg #wateraffordability
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Opinion | Water affordability fund would help close Michigan investment gap - Bridge Michigan
Michigan needs $85 billion in investment over 20 years to bring its water and wastewater systems in line. An affordability plan before lawmakers can not only support residents facing shutoffs, but wat...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Great op-ed from Mami Hara and Gary Brown about the pressing need for water affordability and the connection to water infrastructure issues! Take a moment to read it...
#mileg #wateraffordability
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#mileg #wateraffordability
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It is time to make sure Michiganders can afford their water bills. Every human being needs water to live.
Our bipartisan bill package is the long term, sustainable, commonsense, bipartisan solution we need.
Let's get it done.🚰 #mileg ##wateraffordability
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Our bipartisan bill package is the long term, sustainable, commonsense, bipartisan solution we need.
Let's get it done.🚰 #mileg ##wateraffordability
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Michigan lawmakers revive push for income-based water bills
Michigan would become the first state with a permanent, income-based water billing system under proposed affordability package.
www.mlive.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It is time to make sure Michiganders can afford their water bills. Every human being needs water to live.
Our bipartisan bill package is the long term, sustainable, commonsense, bipartisan solution we need.
Let's get it done.🚰 #mileg ##wateraffordability
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Our bipartisan bill package is the long term, sustainable, commonsense, bipartisan solution we need.
Let's get it done.🚰 #mileg ##wateraffordability
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Water is not just a resource. It’s something that every human being needs in order to live, yet too many families in our state are struggling to afford their water bills or have in the past faced the threat of shutoffs.
Time to take action and pass #wateraffordability!
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Time to take action and pass #wateraffordability!
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Water affordability bills reintroduced in Michigan Senate - WDET 101.9 FM
The proposed bills would cap water rates for low-income residents in the state and protect them from shutoffs.
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April 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Water is not just a resource. It’s something that every human being needs in order to live, yet too many families in our state are struggling to afford their water bills or have in the past faced the threat of shutoffs.
Time to take action and pass #wateraffordability!
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Time to take action and pass #wateraffordability!
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San Antonio Water System has unveiled a revised rate plan that eases the financial burden on residents while ensuring critical infrastructure investments are prioritized.
Learn more here!
#SanAntonioBexarCounty #TX #CitizenPortal #InfrastructureInvestment #WaterAffordability #SanAntonioWater
Learn more here!
#SanAntonioBexarCounty #TX #CitizenPortal #InfrastructureInvestment #WaterAffordability #SanAntonioWater
SAWS shifts rate plan to 2027–2030, lowers four‑year minimum impact to 23.7%
San Antonio Water System presented a revised 4‑year rate plan that moves implementation to Jan. 1, 2027, reduces the minimum four‑year residential bill impact from 26.1% to 23.7% and adds new accountability checks including a 2027 rate study. Council and city staff broadly supported forwarding the plan to the SAWS board and council for formal hearings.
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October 1, 2026 at 2:27 AM
San Antonio Water System has unveiled a revised rate plan that eases the financial burden on residents while ensuring critical infrastructure investments are prioritized.
Learn more here!
#SanAntonioBexarCounty #TX #CitizenPortal #InfrastructureInvestment #WaterAffordability #SanAntonioWater
Learn more here!
#SanAntonioBexarCounty #TX #CitizenPortal #InfrastructureInvestment #WaterAffordability #SanAntonioWater
Paying the water bill shouldn’t be a monthly crisis.
Our new polling shows strong, bipartisan support for a federal program to help low-income families keep the tap on.
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#WaterAffordability #SafeAffordableWater #PublicOpinion
Our new polling shows strong, bipartisan support for a federal program to help low-income families keep the tap on.
📊 Dive into the data: app-na1.hubspotdocuments.com/documents/46...
#WaterAffordability #SafeAffordableWater #PublicOpinion
May 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Paying the water bill shouldn’t be a monthly crisis.
Our new polling shows strong, bipartisan support for a federal program to help low-income families keep the tap on.
📊 Dive into the data: app-na1.hubspotdocuments.com/documents/46...
#WaterAffordability #SafeAffordableWater #PublicOpinion
Our new polling shows strong, bipartisan support for a federal program to help low-income families keep the tap on.
📊 Dive into the data: app-na1.hubspotdocuments.com/documents/46...
#WaterAffordability #SafeAffordableWater #PublicOpinion
🚰 CA families are struggling with high water bills. SB 350 is a first-in-the-nation solution to make water affordable for everyone. Thank you, Sen. Marie E. Durazo, for leading the fight! #WaterAffordability #CAleg www.communitywatercenter.org/press-releas...
February 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
🚰 CA families are struggling with high water bills. SB 350 is a first-in-the-nation solution to make water affordable for everyone. Thank you, Sen. Marie E. Durazo, for leading the fight! #WaterAffordability #CAleg www.communitywatercenter.org/press-releas...
Yesterday, Sylvia Orduno of People's Water Board and I joined @wdet.bsky.social The Metro to talk about rising water rates across Michigan and the urgent need to pass water affordability legislation.
Take a listen and share with a friend! #mileg #wateraffordability
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Take a listen and share with a friend! #mileg #wateraffordability
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The Metro: What started in Detroit is now a statewide fight to treat water as a human right - WDET 101.9 FM
Michigan lawmakers want to curb shutoffs, cap bills, and create a statewide assistance fund. Advocates say the stakes are high after years of water insecurity.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Yesterday, Sylvia Orduno of People's Water Board and I joined @wdet.bsky.social The Metro to talk about rising water rates across Michigan and the urgent need to pass water affordability legislation.
Take a listen and share with a friend! #mileg #wateraffordability
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Take a listen and share with a friend! #mileg #wateraffordability
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Great blog post from NRDC about the efforts toward statewide ##wateraffordability in Michigan! #mileg 🧵 1/3
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Michigan Primed for First Statewide Water Affordability Program in United States
Collaboration among community advocates, water utilities, and environmental groups is key to progress on landmark legislation, creating a model for other states.
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June 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Great blog post from NRDC about the efforts toward statewide ##wateraffordability in Michigan! #mileg 🧵 1/3
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Yesterday, we introduced our bipartisan, revamped #wateraffordability legislation in the Michigan Senate! #mileg 🧵
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Bipartisan Michigan water affordability bills introduced in Legislature
Legislation rolled out Wednesday would help lower-income households with access to safe and affordable water. Rick Pluta tells us the bills have bipartisan support.
www.wemu.org
April 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Yesterday, we introduced our bipartisan, revamped #wateraffordability legislation in the Michigan Senate! #mileg 🧵
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Despite being surrounded by an abundance of freshwater as the Great Lakes State, approximately 300,000 Michigan families — from our urban areas to our rural communities — face challenges affording their water bill. #wateraffordability
March 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Despite being surrounded by an abundance of freshwater as the Great Lakes State, approximately 300,000 Michigan families — from our urban areas to our rural communities — face challenges affording their water bill. #wateraffordability
Felicia Hayes, a disabled former truck driver in Jackson, Mississippi, had her water turned off because she could not afford an overdue $400 water bill. She lived off bottled water for eight days until Rita Brent and Brad Franklin with Operation Zero Out came to help her handle her overdue bill.
‘Operation Zero Out’ Campaign Seeks to Clear Expensive Water Bills in Jackson, Mississippi
Operation Zero Out: Jackson aims to provide relief to Jacksonians facing expensive—and at times inaccurate—water bills.
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April 16, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Water bills are going up across the country. People can't keep up.
In Michigan, we have bipartisan legislation to address this problem. Let's get it done. #mileg #wateraffordability
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In Michigan, we have bipartisan legislation to address this problem. Let's get it done. #mileg #wateraffordability
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Water costs are rising faster than inflation — and sending bills soaring
The cost of water and related services is rising twice as fast as inflation while utilities scramble to cope with escalating droughts and more intense storms.
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May 17, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Water bills are going up across the country. People can't keep up.
In Michigan, we have bipartisan legislation to address this problem. Let's get it done. #mileg #wateraffordability
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In Michigan, we have bipartisan legislation to address this problem. Let's get it done. #mileg #wateraffordability
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🚰 CA families are struggling with high water bills. SB 350 is a first-in-the-nation solution to make water affordable for everyone. Thank you, Sen. Maria E. Durazo, for leading the fight! #WaterAffordability #CAleg
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@leadershipcounsel.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
🚰 CA families are struggling with high water bills. SB 350 is a first-in-the-nation solution to make water affordable for everyone. Thank you, Sen. Maria E. Durazo, for leading the fight! #WaterAffordability #CAleg
@leadershipcounsel.bsky.social
@leadershipcounsel.bsky.social
Here's the latest #stayingintouchwithstephanie -- #fivethings to know!
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy legislation
Kids Over Clicks
Update on Amazon Flex drivers detained by ICE
DTE rate increase (AGAIN)
Water rate increase + let's pass #wateraffordability
#mileg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnLf...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy legislation
Kids Over Clicks
Update on Amazon Flex drivers detained by ICE
DTE rate increase (AGAIN)
Water rate increase + let's pass #wateraffordability
#mileg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnLf...
Staying in Touch with Stephanie 3/6/26
YouTube video by Senator Stephanie Chang
www.youtube.com
March 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Here's the latest #stayingintouchwithstephanie -- #fivethings to know!
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy legislation
Kids Over Clicks
Update on Amazon Flex drivers detained by ICE
DTE rate increase (AGAIN)
Water rate increase + let's pass #wateraffordability
#mileg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnLf...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy legislation
Kids Over Clicks
Update on Amazon Flex drivers detained by ICE
DTE rate increase (AGAIN)
Water rate increase + let's pass #wateraffordability
#mileg
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"...Passing this legislation now will help safeguard public health, protect the economy, and ensure that safe, reliable water remains within reach for every family—no matter where they live."
#mileg #wateraffordability
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#mileg #wateraffordability
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February 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
"...Passing this legislation now will help safeguard public health, protect the economy, and ensure that safe, reliable water remains within reach for every family—no matter where they live."
#mileg #wateraffordability
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#mileg #wateraffordability
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"Michigan stands at a critical turning point. The water systems that underpin public health, economic vitality and daily life are aging faster than they are being repaired. Without solutions, more Michigan households will be pushed to the brink."
#mileg #wateraffordability
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#mileg #wateraffordability
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February 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
"Michigan stands at a critical turning point. The water systems that underpin public health, economic vitality and daily life are aging faster than they are being repaired. Without solutions, more Michigan households will be pushed to the brink."
#mileg #wateraffordability
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#mileg #wateraffordability
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Families are struggling to pay their water bills now. That’s unacceptable. Water is a human right. Support #SB350.
📢 Learn more: AffordableWaterCA.org
#WaterAffordability #WaterForAll #CAleg #KeeptheWaterFlowing
📢 Learn more: AffordableWaterCA.org
#WaterAffordability #WaterForAll #CAleg #KeeptheWaterFlowing
May 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Families are struggling to pay their water bills now. That’s unacceptable. Water is a human right. Support #SB350.
📢 Learn more: AffordableWaterCA.org
#WaterAffordability #WaterForAll #CAleg #KeeptheWaterFlowing
📢 Learn more: AffordableWaterCA.org
#WaterAffordability #WaterForAll #CAleg #KeeptheWaterFlowing
California's water board is changing how disadvantaged communities are identified for discounted drinking-water fees, potentially doubling the number of eligible systems while facing a $2 million revenue loss.
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#CA #CitizenPortal #PublicHealth #WaterAffordability
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#CA #CitizenPortal #PublicHealth #WaterAffordability
Board approves drinking-water fee changes; members push for more efficiency and transparency
The board adopted drinking‑water fee changes that shift disadvantaged‑community eligibility to a staff‑determined needs assessment (with petition), expand the number of systems eligible for discounts, and include modest fee increases; members pressed staff on affordability and BCP scrutiny.
citizenportal.ai
September 26, 2026 at 6:45 AM
California's water board is changing how disadvantaged communities are identified for discounted drinking-water fees, potentially doubling the number of eligible systems while facing a $2 million revenue loss.
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#CA #CitizenPortal #PublicHealth #WaterAffordability
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#CA #CitizenPortal #PublicHealth #WaterAffordability