Six months after being ousted as the supervisor of Green Charter Township in rural western Michigan, Jim Chapman is sitting at the dining table in his son’s house, a haven from the dirty looks and death threats that continue even now. A self-described conservative Republican who was a police officer before entering local politics, Chapman says his downfall was negotiating to bring a $2.4 billion electric-vehicle-battery plant owned by a Chinese company to town, what he calls a once-in-a-generation opportunity to grow the local economy. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The backlash was swift and withering.
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Justin Worland/ Green Charter Township, Mich., Time: World
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 5:00am
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