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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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Governor Snyder in his State of the State message intimated that he was looking to help Detroit by giving them $350,000,000&nbsp; over 20 years to help them emerge from bankruptcy.<br />
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The deal would also include Detroit matching $330-plus million in commitments to date from national and local foundations to shore up Detroit&rsquo;s pension plans and prevent the sale of valuable city-owned art. <br />
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Other foundations are expected to soon announce their participation in the effort to help address two of the bigger issues facing the insolvent city.<br />
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Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, who last year introduced a bill to prohibit the sale of the Detroit Institute of Arts</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span> collection to help with Detroit</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s financial crisis, said he had seen no plan or request, and other lawmakers said Snyder spoke more of a concept and not much specifics. But Richardville was cautiously optimistic that a solution would be put forth soon and said legislators understand the city</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s importance to Michigan.<br />
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For GOP senators to agree to help pensioners and the art museum, he said, they would want assurances that </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>this is a long-term solution and not a Band-Aid.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span> There</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s interest in seeing DIA pieces in other museums around the state and outside oversight of what critics says are mismanaged city pension funds.<br />
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Yet there are questions among lawmakers over how meaningful $350 million or so in state funding would be considering Detroit</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s $18 billion or more in debt includes underfunded obligations of $3.5 billion for pensions and $5.7 billion for retiree health coverage.<br />
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One potential advantage for Snyder, federal mediators and others trying to broker a deal is that southeast Michigan is home to many of the state</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s legislators, who have a particular interest in seeing the city and surrounding region turn a page. Residents in Michigan</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s three biggest counties pay property taxes to fund the Detroit art museum, and city retirees at risk of pension cuts live in many legislators</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span> districts, not just those representing Detroit.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the legislature approve the $350 Million dollar bailout for Detroit the Governor mention in his State of the State message?<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Are you in favor of the federal government leaving the power to regulate marijuana to the individual states?<br />
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Yes - 72%<br />
No - 26%<br />
Undecided - 3% <br />
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COMMENT #1<br />
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everything<br />
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To hell with the federal government and their foolishness<br />
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