Gov candidate open to Gitmo proposal

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- - A Republican lawmaker who is running for Michigan governor says the state should continue talks with the federal government about housing Guantanamo Bay detainees.

State Sen. Tom George of Kalamazoo said Tuesday there is precedent for Michigan holding federal detainees. The state had more than a dozen prisoner-of-war camps during World War II.

George's comments contrast with the position taken by another GOP gubernatorial candidate, U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Holland. Hoekstra has said transferring suspected terrorists to Michigan is "ill-conceived."

Hoekstra is expected to testify about the issue later Tuesday before a state legislative committee.
A soon-to-closed state prison in Standish is a possible location for the federal detainees.