from the USTA Communications Department

Columbus, OH — Crain’s Detroit Business is reporting that Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder named six people last week to a new Horse Racing Advisory Commission, which was created through legislation he signed this year to update Michigan’s horse racing statute.

Housed within the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the seven-member commission is intended to recommend legislative or regulatory improvements to horse racing in Michigan.

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