BY JAKE NEHER
Michigan Public Radio Network
Lawmakers in Lansing are considering some changes to the Michigan's controversial new fireworks law.
A new bill would let local governments put limits on high-powered fireworks.
Democratic state Representative Harold Haugh sponsored a bill to legalize the sale of consumer-level aerial fireworks last year. He said he's received thousands of complaints from across the state since then.
Haugh said the law has created jobs and helped improve the state's economy. But he admits many people haven't used the fireworks responsibly.
"And that's what we're doing this time in this fix, is regulating consumer usage, not the sale." Haugh said.
Haugh was speaking on Michigan Public Television's "Off the Record."
His bill would let municipalities ban or limit the fireworks, except on and around national holidays. On those days they could restrict fireworks between midnight and eight AM.
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