Michigan legislative action thread
Posted on 05/05/2015 5:26:36 AM PDT by Darren McCarty
Ann Arbor area voters went to the polls Tuesday morning facing questions about the future of their roads and schools.
Ann Arbor Public Schools officials have asked voters to approve a 10-year extension for the district's millage rate, which would raise an additional $33 million for area schools.
The millage rate is scheduled to gradually fall off from its current 2.45-mill rate starting next year. If voters pass the ballot proposal it will stay at that rate for an additional decade.
The district has said it would use the funds to purchase new classroom furniture, buses and instruments as well as providing for updates to the district's athletic fields and auditoriums.
Ann Arborites also join voters from across the state of Michigan in deciding whether to approve Proposal 1. Governor Rick Snyder, who will be casting his vote Tuesday in Superior Township, has been campaigning extensively for the proposal—which would increase the sales tax to 7 percent to raise $1.25 billion per year for roads.
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I voted absentee already here in Northfield Twp. No across the board for schools and roads.
This is where I draw the line at when it comes to funding. When they want to spend million on a stage that comes out of the floor or an NFL quality field then they need to learn the word "NO". Of course they will then use scare tactics to justify an all or nothing approach and the people will capitulate, they always seem to get it in the end.
GRRRRRRRREAT post! Thanks. Put me in the NO FRIKKEN WAY, ABSOLUTELY NOT column. I’ll make it official on my way into work in about an hour. Tax and spend, unaccountable, BIG government POS Marxists in Michigan BUMP!
Yup. We do need the roads fixed but they need to find the money elsewhere like Snyder’s choo choo fantasies.
Let’s hope this thing goes down like the Hindenburg.
Then we need to direct our State Legislators to do their job, or be replaced. Every Last one of them. It is after all a Right to Work State.
When I lived in Michigan in the early 90’s the sales tax was 4%. Increasing it by 40% appears to have done nothing for the state’s roads, or it’s balance sheet.
Near-total reliance on short memories.
Sales and fuel taxes are always sold as road-helpers yet the bulk of the funds go to lefty candyfloss like choo-choo trains and yet more flights for Fat Tammy The Secretary to attend meaningless ‘leadership conferences’ in another state.
Will be voting “No.” What happened to that “surplus” they were bragging about? Also, they decided, rather arbitrarily, to tax the pensions of a certain age of taxpayers. Heck with that! Why not choose people born 5 years later, or 10 years later?
Bite me, Snyder. You lost me.
Sounds like those pensioners of a certain age have a great 14th. Amendment case.
I voted and dragged two others with me.
I’m betting prop 1 goes down at least 60-40 and probably more.
Polls are just closing so we’ll know soon.
1 county in.
MISSAUKEE
3,261 total
507 yes
2,754 no
http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/15SG1/90000001.html
Glad to hear that. Looks like the Raise Taxes for the Children Campaign did not succeed.
This is going to be a near 80% defeat.
Even liberal Washtenaw (Ann Arbor) has NO at 68%, so far.
Correction, 62%
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