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'Taxpayer Burnout' Likely At Play In Rejection Of Grand Rapids Community College Millage Request

… traditionally favorable time for millage approvals, and more than 100,000 faculty, … voters would approve the millage by a 24 percent margin after … over an unrelated transit millage increase that was narrowly … property tax revenue.  The millage had the support of some of … $150,000 in support of the millage and posted their names in …

Madison voters OK bond for performing arts center

ADRIAN, Mich. — Madison School District voters this month approved a millage extension to pay for a $3.6 million performing arts center, according to … The Telegram, with completion by fall of 2012. The district’s operating millage renewal also passed, by a margin of 256-42, The Telegram reported. SOURCE: …

Trenton board won’t support tax

… Education voted 6-0 against supporting a proposed new, countywide school millage, The (Southgate) News Herald reported. The Wayne County Regional Educational … (Southgate) News Herald, "Trenton: School board opposes countywide education millage," April 22, 2010 FURTHER READING: Michigan Education Digest, "Voters turn …

Repeal ‘Bad Driver Tax’ with Partial Amnesty, Share ISD Millage with Charter Schools, More

October 20, 2017 MichiganVotes weekly roll call report

… have lost their driver's license for nonpayment. Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" Senate Bill 574, Let charter schools get some ISD enhancement millage money: Passed 23 to 14 in the Senate To require revenue extracted by future regional enhancement property taxes that are levied by Intermediate School …

Land Preservation Double-Cross

… however, a local preservation task force began lobbying for a 15-year millage to generate at least $20 million for county PDR purchases. The apparent … A slim majority of county commissioners has so far refused to put the millage on the ballot, citing significant unanswered questions about its economic …

Rep. O'Brien Says No Tax Hike Behind Transit Bill

… that the legislation suggested the prospect of a future Kalamazoo transit millage increase. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Margaret O’Brien, R-Portage, assures … authority than currently exists nor is the intent to raise the current millage. This legislation is in the same spirit as Governor Snyder's mission of …

Bare-Knees-Over-Broken-Glass to Vote for Local Tax Hikes?

The National Taxpayer's Union has just released a 2010 election guide called "The Taxpayer's Perspective" that lists every local millage election in the states by county. Each is given a "plus" or "minus" sign rating based on whether it "could lower taxes or control government" or "raise taxes or expand …