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State Budget 2022: Not Too Early to Cut Corporate and Industry Handouts
Michigan needs a fair field for all and favors for none
… With the new calendar year closing in, and a fiscal year 2021-22 budget proposal just a month or two away, it is worth reminding lawmakers that there is … survival, employment growth, or sales growth of new ventures on average.”
3. Pure Michigan: $15 million
The official appropriation for Pure Michigan … more
Backed By Police Unions in 2018, Whitmer Silent On Police Union Reforms
Police collective bargaining contracts implicated in departments’ failure to dismiss bad actors
… Floyd died in police custody on May 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
On June 3, a press release from the governor listed four actions she was taking related … officers and agencies statewide.
Whitmer’s efforts have revolved around proposals such as mandatory training on implicit bias, de-escalation techniques, … more
State and Local Bailouts Would Reward Fiscal Wastefulness
Congress should avoid bailouts
… House recently passed a plan for the federal government to spend another $3 trillion to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress should stop this proposal in its tracks — particularly its elements that are unrelated to the pandemic. … more
Claims of State Fiscal Collapse Exaggerated
No, the sky isn’t falling on Michigan state government
… resisting calls from Republican leaders in the state Legislature for a proposal to address the projected $3.2 billion shortfall in the current budget … excess of $1 billion. Secondly, Congress has already appropriated more than $3 billion to Michigan to address pandemic-related issues, Hohman said.
That … more
Ban on Fossil Fuel Drilling in Michigan Could Be on the Ballot in 2020
Anti-oil and gas group missed two deadlines but wins in court
… Michigan law says it may get its proposal on the November ballot “if … Appeals ruled in its favor. The proposal will now go back to the Board … Legislature did not pass the proposal first, which most observers … window.
While selling the proposal as banning fracking, the … of gas was $1.65 as of April 3, according to American Automobile … more
Some Perspective: Michigan is Stronger Today
The state is in a more resilient position to weather an economic storm than at any time before
… the nation.
2. Personal property tax reform.
Proposal 1 of 2014 relied on a vote of the people to minimize … by the inefficient personal property tax. The proposal created exemptions for the tax on businesses … amount to $500 million per year in net savings.
3. Our labor climate is more flexible and market friendly. … more
Great Lakes Water Levels Too High? Too Low? For 60 Years Newspapers Answer: Yes
Variation appears the norm
… big-ticket item,” the Free Press reported.
The newspaper describes Whitmer’s proposal to spend $40 million on what the budget calls “Local Climate Resilient … modeling proves accurate, global warming will cause the lakes to recede up to 3 feet this century.
“‘Climate projections say the lakes will go up and down … more
CapCon’s Top 10 Stories For 2019
Road Fix That Wasn’t, Gun-Free Zones, 1,100 Windmills Won’t Replace This Coal Plant
… web traffic, was about Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposal for an annual state budget that required a permanent … an estimated $1.26 billion, Whitmer’s budget proposal only allocated a $764 million more to transportation … additional $1.2 billion with no tax hikes.
No. 3
Headline: Michigan Road Funding Doubled In 10 Years … more
A Record In Snyder’s Last Budget, Transportation Budget Down in Gov. Whitmer’s First
Whitmer’s 45-cent tax proposal got no traction, and she vetoed the Republicans’ road budget fix
… of $3.37 billion in 2019 dollars, a inflation-adjusted level it did not reach until 2018.
The only other time the transportation fund has exceeded $3 billion (in 2019 dollars) was in 1978, when was at $3.18 billion.
The Michigan Transportation Fund’s record-setting revenue in the recently ended fiscal … more
Conflict Of Interest: Officials With Turbine Tower Leases Approve Wind Development
‘First you harvest the (local) officials, then you can harvest the wind’
… approve an ordinance authorizing the Invenergy proposal was made by a commissioner who had signed a 25-year … Crescent Wind. (That member has lease contracts for 3 turbines and two substations, the Concerned Citizens … potential conflicts before acting on a development proposal. But the law provides no clearly defined circumstances … more