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Michigan Senate Bill 288 would stop wolf referendum

From "Keep Michigan Wolves Protected"

In an appalling power grab by politicians in Lansing, legislation (S.B. 288) has been introduced that would undermine our longstanding right to have a say in what happens to our state’s wildlife.

Just last month, the Secretary of State received more than 250,000 Michigan voter signatures in support of a referendum petition to keep Michigan wolves protected from trophy hunting.

The voters of our state have a longstanding tradition of protecting wildlife. But now in a stunning assault on our voting rights, S.B. 288 would put all power in the hands of politicians and the Natural Resources Commission, and prevent voters from having a say on these issues. The agency bureaucrats could open a new hunting season on any species without public input, and there would be no way for voters to intervene.

TAKE ACTION:

Please make a brief, polite phone call to your state representative and your state senator urging opposition to S.B. 288. Look up your legislators’ phone number here. You can say, “As your constituent, I’m asking that you please oppose S.B. 288.”

Find your state senator: http://www.senate.michigan.gov/fysenator/fysenator.htm

Find your state rep: http://www.house.mi.gov/mhrpublic/

Local Legislators in the 7-county service area:

Governor Rick Snyder

P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Michigan 48909

(517) 373-3400

Governor Snyder’s

Northern Michigan Office

1504 West Washington, Suite B, Marquette, MI 49855

(906) 228-2850

District 37 State Senator Howard Walker

P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI 48909-7536

(517) 373-2413

District 38 State Senator Tom Casperson

P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI 48909-7536

517-3737840

District 107 Representative Frank Foster

S-1486 House Office Building

P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909

(517) 373-2629

District 108 Representative Edward McBroom

P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48933

(517) 373-0156

District 109 Representative Steven Lindberg

P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909-7514

(517) 373-0498