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Investigative
7:00 am
Wed September 26, 2012

Will new bridge to Canada cost Michigan taxpayers? We ask a law professor

Illustration of New International Trade Crossing.

As election day approaches, you’re likely to see a lot of ads critical of an agreement between Canada and Michigan regarding a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor.

[Ad Clip:] “It will cost Michigan taxpayers $100 million a year.”

Whether Michigan taxpayers are on the hook for the cost of that bridge is at the heart of a fierce debate about the agreement.

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Politics & Government
7:00 am
Thu September 20, 2012

Muddying the Michigan Constitution?

Credit Lester Graham / Michigan Radio
Old Supreme Court chambers in the Michigan capitol.

You’ve got a lot to decide on election day. It’s not just who will be president, or elected to Congress or to the state legislature. There will be five state constitutional amendments. Some people are concerned about whether adding a lot of Constitutional amendments muddies a document that is designed to be a clear guide for the state.

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