Yeah the GOP tried that in Michigan in select cities during the Snyder administration using their "Emergency Manager" law. They tried to save money in Flint by switching to a closer water source and then proceeded to cut corners in that transition process. Obviously things went very poorly.
The Yahoo link masks the original source and it's only labeled as an opinion piece in the article. The contents of the article may be fine, but some folks will only have time to read the headline and jump to the comments.
Kent County is in the northern part of the lower peninsula. The most well known city in the area is Grand Rapids, home of the DeVos family (Amway, Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos). In more recent history they have usually been right leaning, and the sheriff's office had been in the news for not the greatest reasons.
That's what I know and colors my perception. I'm honestly surprised that Harris won that county, so maybe there is a culture shift up there.
"President [Name] under fire after pardoning felons convicted of drug crimes connected to criminal gangs. [Opposition] Party members accuse the White House of making Americans less safe by releasing them onto the streets instead of working harder to lower crime rates."
Hopefully Whitmer gets all the cash she can from the IRA before it's gutted.