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The battle to let voters decide on a measure to protect collective bargaining rights heated up on Monday.

The Detroit News reports that Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette filed court papers to block the statewide intiative.
The matter has been a mess.

A four-member Board of State Canvassers, voting along party lines, last week deadlocked on certifying the Protect Our Jobs petition.

The state Court of Appeals will hold a hearing Wednesday on the ballot initiative. And Schuette and Snyer asked the court to deny a request for the court to order the Board of Canvassers to certify the petition so it can go on the ballot.

Read more: Detroit News