Moroun family backed Mike Rogers as he defends blocking Gordie Howe bridge [View all]

(Detroit Metro Times) For years, the billionaire Moroun family fought to stop the publicly owned Gordie Howe International Bridge from breaking their monopoly at the Detroit-Windsor border.

They poured millions into campaigns, bankrolled a failed ballot measure, and spread donations to friendly politicians, predominantly Republicans.

One of them was Mike Rogers, who is now the leading Republican candidate for U.S. Senate.

Despite what’s at stake for Michigan’s economy and international trade, Rogers is defending President Donald Trump’s threat to block the $4.7 billion bridge from opening, a move that would directly benefit the Morouns, who own the competing Ambassador Bridge. It could also damage Michigan’s economy and disrupt the flow of trade across one of North America’s busiest border crossings, economists and trade experts have warned. ..................(more)

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