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District's Millage Urgency Claims Don't Match Facts
Alcona Community Schools official says money needed to stop flow of huge staff cuts
… support for an upcoming millage, Alcona Community Schools … with the headline:
Millage needs to pass for Alcona … regional enhancement millage
that would raise … more
Anatomy of How to Kill a Tax Hike
… groups fighting against millage hikes for schools, … using public safety millages is often like trying … safety
enhancement
millage money goes into the … these
public safety
millages are about
preserving … more
Legislators Chip Away at Proposal A Property Tax Limits
Legislation would break 1994 promise to taxpayers
… restrictions on new millage requests. According … use of sinking fund
millages have been introduced, … covered by Proposal A millage limitations.
Three … for technology. "A millage for school security … more
Reject a Tax Hike? It'll Be Back
Wyoming residents soundly reject millage, school board puts it back on the ballot
… voters had passed the millage in November,
the school … attempted to get rejected millages back
before voters … more
Advocacy Alleged In School District Bond Promotion
Traverse City school district officials say they did not tell people how to vote
Pittsfield Township to Vote on Millage for Core Services
… existing public safety millage to maintain services. … in its public safety millage from 1.00 to 1.95 mills … township.
Pittsfield Township
s millage is common among municipalities … said public safety millages are like used car … more
Local Police/Fire Millage Votes Show Local Politicians’ Bad Faith
… fire
enhancement
millages on the ballot. These … general property tax millage increase.
Or … voters to approve extra millages for those lowest priority … extra police and fire millages.
When you buy … more
'Taxpayer Burnout' Likely At Play In Rejection Of Grand Rapids Community College Millage Request
… favorable time for millage approvals, and more … voters would approve the millage by a 24 percent margin … an unrelated transit millage increase that was narrowly … revenue.
The millage had the support of … more
May 17, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report
Deer hunting, "excess" property tax and Medicaid
… collected a property tax millage for bonds that were … more
MichiganVotes.org April 22 Weekly Roll Call Report
… (Authorize school recreation millages)
Introduced by … new operating expense millages were prohibited by … more
License to Work: A National Study of Burdens from Occupational Licensing is the first national study to measure how burdensome occupational licensing laws are for lower-income workers and aspiring entrepreneurs.
Michigan has one of the most burdensome licensing requirements. Our state forces people to take classes and pay money to the state for things like painting, floor sanding, cutting hair and low-level carpentry. Few other states require that.
