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Is it undemocratic? Sure. But the alternatives are much, much worse.

The Detroit Free-Press, which advocates for voters to preserve a controversial Michigan law -- which critics have dubbed the "dictator law" -- that gives the state almost unilateral authority to take control of struggling cities and school districts.

The Detroit Free-Press, which advocates for voters to preserve a controversial Michigan law -- which critics have dubbed the "dictator law" -- that gives the state almost unilateral authority to take control of struggling cities and school districts.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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