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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has crossed out a provision, tucked into a COVID relief bill, that would have allowed hazmat trucks on the Ambassador Bridge for the first time in 91 years.
The hazardous materials provision was one of 11 provisions subjected to line item vetoes as Whitmer signed Enrolled Senate Bill 748 on Tuesday morning.
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“It’s all stricken out and Whitmer’s signature is right after it,” MP Brian Masse said later in the day after receiving an emailed copy of the signed bill. “The governor has fixed the problem.”