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LANSING, Mich. (July 31, 2024) \u2013 Senate Majority Leader\u00a0Winnie Brinks<\/b>\u00a0(D-Grand Rapids) has issued the following statement regarding today\u2019s Supreme Court decision regarding \u201cadopt-and-amend\u201d legislative strategies used by the then-Republican legislative majority in 2018:<\/p>\n

<\/span>\u201cOur legal team will be reviewing the Supreme Court\u2019s decision over the following days.<\/p>\n

<\/span>\u201cHere\u2019s what I know to be true: the Legislature has a responsibility to uphold the will of the people. Additionally, the people of Michigan deserve clarity. The then-Republican majority made a deceitful bait-and-switch on the very people they were sworn to serve, and this lengthy battle was caused by their tactics.<\/p>\n

<\/span>\u201cRegardless, today marks a new chapter where legislators and residents alike will have a clear understanding of the citizen initiative process.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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