Leonard elected next speaker of Michigan House, Singh to lead Dems #DetroitNews

Associated Press - Rep. Tom Leonard has been elected by Republicans to be the next speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives while Rep. Sam Singh was elected Thursday to lead Democrats in the next two-year legislative session. Democrats chose Singh of East Lansing after Minority Leader Tim Greimel decided against running again when Democrats fared poorly in their effort to bolster their ranks in Tuesday's election. Republicans will continue to have a 63-47 majority in January. Singh said that as

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