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State Senator John Proos voted against putting Proposal 1 on the ballot during the lame duck session, and felt it was a bad deal. Proos says it would have put too much of a financial burden on Michigan’s middle class, which he says is struggling enough already. He wants lawmakers to show they can prioritize spending first.
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Governor Snyder vowed to keep trying to find a solution.
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Former state House candidate Cindy Duran was among thousands who voted against the proposal, and was pleased with its defeat.
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State Representative Al Pscholka, who defeated Duran in the Republican primary last year, is calling on lawmakers to not adjourn for the summer and take no vacation breaks until a “workable, reasonable plan” has been crafted.
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Pscholka has said recently there isn’t any magic bucket of money for lawmakers to pull $1.2 billion a year to fix the roads. Meetings are likely to be underway in short order in Lansing to come up with a new road funding plan. 76% of voters in Berrien County said no to Proposal 1, while 74% rejected it in Cass County, and 78% said “no” in Van Buren County.
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