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Another state GOP end run — around local drone laws

Detroit Metro Times: Imagine, for a moment, that you are a legislator working in Lansing. You're presented with a lot of information on what the voters care about. Some things would probably leap out at you: For instance, according to the Gallup Organization, out of all 50 states, Michigan has the highest percentage of residents dissatisfied with local roads, at 35 percent. Michigan voters of both major party affiliations are expressing fears about the economic outlook. It doesn't help that the way the state government has sicced emergency managers on cities, which resulted in the Flint water crisis, is driving doubts about the state government's ability to do right by its citizens, financially and environmentally.

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