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Snyder Talks Roads, Schools and Jobs at Town Hall

Sehvilla Mann
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WMUK

Governor Rick Snyder spent about an hour in front of an audience at WMU's Bernhard Center in Kalamazoo last night. It was the first of 10 “town hall”-style meetings he plans to hold this fall as part of his campaign for reelection.

Snyder, a Republican, answered questions about funding for education, roads, Right to Work and other issues.

Anyone could apply to attend. But the Snyder campaign reserved the right to reject applicants, and critics said that would lead to a “handpicked” audience that wouldn’t ask tough questions.

The governor did answer one person who criticized the Snyder administration’s record on transparency and its eventual support for Right-to-Work legislation.

Sehvilla Mann joined WMUK’s news team in 2014 as a reporter on the local government and education beats. She covered those topics and more in eight years of reporting for the Station, before becoming news director in 2022.
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