{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Bridge Michigan","provider_url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com","author_name":"Mami Hara","author_url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/mami-hara\/","title":"Opinion | Water affordability fund would help close Michigan investment gap - Bridge Michigan","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ePVvtfCJnT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/guest-commentary\/opinion-water-affordability-fund-would-help-close-michigan-investment-gap\/\">Opinion | Water affordability fund would help close Michigan investment gap<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/guest-commentary\/opinion-water-affordability-fund-would-help-close-michigan-investment-gap\/embed\/#?secret=ePVvtfCJnT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Opinion | Water affordability fund would help close Michigan investment gap&#8221; &#8212; Bridge Michigan\" data-secret=\"ePVvtfCJnT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mami-Hara-and-Gary-Brown-headshots.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":800,"description":"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 water systems as well."}