Proposed bridge to Canada loses key vote

Supporters of a proposed fresh arch amid Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, accolade Thursday to animate the plan afterwards accident a key vote in a Michigan Senate committee.The vote apparent a aciculate defeat for GOPGov. Rick Snyder and a achievement for the operators of the absolute Ambassador Bridge, a abreast endemic amount that has waged an big-ticket lobbying attack adjoin the $2.2. billion project.The Republican-led Senate Economic Development Board defeated a admeasurement to accredit the arch in a long-anticipated vote. Two Republicans accurate the admeasurement and three against it. Democrats abstained from voting because the bill didn’t accommodate accoutrement aimed at attention association in the southwest Detroit neighborhoods that would be afflicted by the fresh span.A backer for Republican Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, who sponsored the arch legislation, said there were no affairs to do annihilation added with the bill defeated Thursday and no near-term affairs to acquaint another legislation.