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State lawmaker addresses tenant protections, fentanyl in wide-ranging town hall

Rep. Rule only legislator in attendance as COVID-19 sidelines Sen. Shewmake, Rep. Timmons

Feb. 17, 2024 4:51 p.m.

By Ralph Schwartz Staff Reporter

FERNDALE — Rep. Alicia Rule took questions alone from a town hall audience at Horizon Middle School Saturday, Feb. 17, after both of her 42nd Legislative District colleagues were forced to stay home with COVID-19. So without assistance from Sen. Sharon Shewmake or Rep. Joe Timmons, Rule, a Democrat from Blaine, spent an hour in the school cafeteria discussing housing, school funding and fentanyl, among other issues. Rule paused during the rapid-fire Q&A to accept applause for her “