April 10, 2014 | Detroit Free Press
Saying it was a bill that could make a real difference across the state, Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday signed into law legislation that will make it tougher for scrap metal thieves to ply their illegal trade.
“This is an issue and problem that is taking place in all corners of Michigan,” Snyder said.
State Rep. Paul Muxlow, R-Brown City, who sponsored the bill, said the three-year legislative effort was a true show of bi-partisanship in Lansing. The bill passed with overwhelming majorities in the state House and Senate. [...]