10/31/12 - Governor Rick Snyder visited Citizens Insurance on Highlander Way in Howell this morning to promote Proposal 1 on next weekâs ballot while detracting from the other five proposals. Hundreds of Citizens employees and state and local politicians attended the meeting and gave a warm reception to Snyder, Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley, and Canadian Consul General Roy Norton. Snyderâs âYes on 1, No on the Restâ bus tour is touring the state this week to allow the governor to discuss the ballot proposals with Michigan residents. Proposal 1 is a veto referendum of the emergency manager law, which allows the state to appoint a financial manager for local governments or school districts that are failing economically. Opponents say that the law allows appointed bureaucrats from the state to undermine the authority of elected local officials. Snyder argues that the law has tools that give officials an early warning system for financial failure and tools to help local officials recover before their finances reach critical condition. Snyder denounced the other ballot issues as âeconomically devastatingâ and a negative force on Michiganâs economic recovery. He said he believes all of the proposals except for Proposal 1 are tools of special interest groups that do not deserve to be locked into the stateâs constitution. Snyderâs bus tour will continue tomorrow, but will not run through the weekend. (TD)
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