Republicans muster the votes but not a super-majority to freeze Michigan’s gas tax for six months. Now, momentum is coalescing instead on suspending the 6 percent sales tax on gas.
LANSING — The Republican-controlled Michigan Senate on Tuesday approved a six-month suspension of the state's 27-cents-per-gallon fuel tax, but Democrats were able to block the bill from taking effect until next year.The lack of immediate effect attached to House Bill 5570 may give Gov…