In this Thursday, April 23, 2015 photo, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, center, helps patch a pothole on Michigan Ave., in Detroit. Michigan voters will decide the fate of a sales tax increase linked to road improvements because that’s what lawmakers proposed after deadlocking on directly raising taxes themselves. But in the months since, legislators have mostly kept quiet on what Gov. Snyder says is the most pressing issue facing the state. Few, in fact, replied to an Associated Press survey asking how they intend to vote on May 5. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) The Associated Press