RPT-INSIGHT-How Republicans engineered a blow to Michigan's powerful unions
December 13, 2012 at 07:00 AM EST
LANSING, Mich., Dec 13 (Reuters) - As a trained aerospace engineer, Patrick Colbeck applied his penchant for data analysis and "systematic approach" to his new job in early 2011: a Michigan state senator, recently elected and keen to create jobs in the faded industrial powerhouse.