twists and turns, as Bawer rivals le Carré or Chandler in spinning a taut tale of suspense, surprise, and intrigue.

One of Steve’s numerous harrowing encounters takes place when his search for one of the jihad plotters leads him to a gay sauna in Munich. There he encounters a young Frenchman who works at the sauna, and yet who turns out to be an Algerian Muslim — the plotter he is looking for. Steve is once again incredulous. After battling the young man and subduing him with a gunshot to the thigh (drowned out by the pounding music in the club), he asks him if he is aware of what the people he is working with think of gays. The young man answers: “Of course I do! It’s becauseA bill proposed by outgoing Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, R-West Olive, would significantly change the voter-approved recreational marijuana program in Michigan, including by drastically lowering the tax revenue the state is set to receive.

Proposal 1 passed with 56 percent of the vote Nov. 6. It will take effect next week.

Meekhof, R-West Olive, introduced the bill Thursday.

In addition to lowering the tax rate from 10 percent to three percent, the bill cuts out Michigan's schools and roads from receiving tax revenue from legal marijuana. The state's six percent sales tax would still apply, said Amber McCann, Meekhof's spokeswoman.

"It's disrespectful to the political process and it's disrespectful to the voters of Michigan," said Josh Hovey, spokesman for the coalition behind the ballot proposal, of Meekhof's bill.

"The people of Michigan