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Governor: Not Concerned About Early Ballot Polls

Governor Rick Snyder says he’s not worried about early polls that show the road funding proposal on the statewide May ballot is in trouble.

The Michigan Public Radio Network’s Rick Pluta reports.

The governor is leading the charge to get voters to adopt the proposal. It would raise the state sales tax to 7 % as part of a complicated plan to fund road repairs without taking money from schools or local governments.

The governor says he thinks people will respond to a simple message that it’s a public safety issue.

“How do you boil this down to what it’s really all about is it’s about having safe roads and bridges in Michigan,” he says.

But the ballot campaign is off to a rocky start, including poor poll numbers, and a campaign staff shakeup.

Rick Pluta is Senior Capitol Correspondent for the Michigan Public Radio Network. He has been covering Michigan’s Capitol, government, and politics since 1987. His journalism background includes stints with UPI, The Elizabeth (NJ) Daily Journal, The (Pontiac, MI) Oakland Press, and WJR. He is also a lifelong public radio listener.
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