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MichiganVote

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2. Hard to say. People want something to happen in the deficit cities, but...

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 04:24 PM

Aug 2012

this is Michigan and residents usually don't like too much State interference in local issues. The overlap into the schools and the suspension of union contracts has obviously pissed off workers. The advent of the EFM's and resultant charter school contracts w/o community involvement is a negative also.

Overall, people will want to vote as opposed to just being told this or that.

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Will there be enough voters who hate this law to overturn it? sinkingfeeling Aug 2012 #1

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Yep. MichiganVote Aug 2012 #6

WOO HOO!!!!!!! catbyte Aug 2012 #3

Me too MichiganVote Aug 2012 #4