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And good morning to you. It is 6.13 right now. You're with Dave and Chuck the Freak here on this Wednesday, the 6th of May.

On the way, we'll get to a check of riff news, including those Fugan Italians, celebrity dirt from the riff files and much more.

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I'm Dave Hunter. It's time now for a check of riff news. It's brought to you this time by Pro Flowers.

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Use my code RIFF when you order. Governor Rick Snyder says Michigan voters have

resoundingly defeated tax increases to pump $1.2 billion more a year into deteriorating roads.

Before all returns had been counted, Snyder said in a statement that the measure is officially dead.

The lawmaker proposed constitutional amendment would have ended Michigan status as one of the most

frugal states in spending on infrastructure such as highways.

Voters though rejected a sales tax increase along with higher fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees

despite support from the Republican governor, legislative leaders and a broad coalition of business

and labor groups as well. Backers said the roads are unsafe and cost drivers hundreds of dollars a

year in repairs, but opponents say higher taxes outright and the measure unnecessarily would have

included other spending as part of a political deal that did not need to be involved here.

So just as we suspected, I honestly, I don't think it matters what anybody said about it.

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