Government
Bill would take some bang out of Michigan fireworks
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By JOSH THALL
Capital News Service
LANSING — Unregulated fireworks are keeping some Michigan residents up at night, and a lawmaker is moving to quiet them down. Rep. Martin Howrylak, a Troy Republican, has introduced a bill that would give local governments more control over when fireworks can be used. Howrylak has received complaints from his constituents. Concerns about fireworks range from their waking children to stressing out combat veterans, said Judy Allen, the director of government relations for the Michigan Townships Association. Howrylak said he was on the Troy City Council in 2011 when the state legalized larger consumer fireworks.