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Banks quoted in Detroit News article on deploying National Guard

March 20, 2020

The Detroit News

William C. Banks

William C. Banks


The most efficient thing to do would be to grant the National Governor Associations's response, since other governors like New York's Andrew Cuomo are making the same request individually, says Professor Emeritus William C. Banks. "It’s a tremendous fiscal advantage for the state. It also enables the National Guard to do whatever they’re trained to do, including enforcing local laws if need be," Banks says. The full article, "Whitmer seeks broader authority to deploy National Guard for crisis response," was published in the Detroit News. 03/20/20


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