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6 October
10:53 pm

Public act fifty one was put in place in nineteen fifty one

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John James, at Michigan Governor General Election Debate (WOOD TV8)

10:53 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific legislative claim about the origin date of Public Act 51, which governs Michigan road funding — if the date is wrong, it misrepresents the legislative history being cited as basis for reform
What we foundMichigan Public Act 51 was indeed put in place in 1951, approved on May 23, 1951 and effective June 1, 1951.
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