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MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 14, 2012

… closed buildings. SOURCE: The Detroit news, “DPS to close 16 schools, offer 4 others for charters," Feb. 9, 2012 FURTHER READING: Michigan Education Report, … Funding to District Performance LANSING, Mich. — In his annual budget proposal, Gov. Rick Snyder announced a plan to tie increases in school funding …

April 13, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call

… educational opportunities, including internships, apprenticeships, 2-year degrees, 4-year degrees, and advanced degrees should be considered depending on the career … not “opt out”). This is part of Gov. Rick Snyder’s road and transit tax proposal, which also includes a 9.3 cent fuel tax increase. Referred to committee, …

Pontiac Turnaround Stories: City Vs. Schools

While the school district struggles, the city sees light at the end of the tunnel thanks to emergency manager reforms

… million in 2013. "EMs have been able to use the powers of the Act [P.A. 4 of 2011] to leverage employees, retirees and labor organizations to do the … has led to litigation. Other problems involving legacy costs remain. Proposals to meet retiree health care obligations include a request to transfer …

August 24, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call

… services in such an area, depending on how long the person stays there. Up to $4 million annually for three years would be given to up to 40 individuals. The proposal contains “clawback” provisions if a recipient does not stay the required …

Right-to-Work

How a longshot principle became a legislative possibility

… recall attempt this past June. Now, with the failure of union-backed Proposals 2 and 4 and with a right-to-work law in Michigan, it is conceivable that the Great …

October 24, 2014, MichiganVotes Weekly Report

Extend film subsidies, and more key votes from 2014

… this week. Senate Bill 1103, Extend film producer subsidies: Passed 32 to 4 in the Senate on October 22 To eliminate a 2017 sunset on the law authorizing … this measure by the Senate and House (below) means the anti-wolf hunt proposals on the 2014 ballot will not go into effect even if a majority of voters …

Plot to Kill Film Credits Begins to Look Plausible

… next year. Ballenger continued: In addition, there is also the ballot proposal (to be voted on statewide May 5) that the governor wants to see get passed. … Committee on Feb. 25. It could be reported out of the committee as soon as March 4. While passage by the full House is not considered a slam dunk, neither would …

Ann Arbor Council Defies State Law, Bans Cigarette Sales to Adults Age 18 to 20

'The tobacco lobby has inflicted enough misery'

… to raise the legal purchasing age from 18. The Council voted 9-2 on Aug. 4 for an ordinance sponsored by Council Member Julie Grand, a Democrat representing … vice president of research for the Reason Foundation, studied a similar proposal in Chicago, which was later enacted. He said Ann Arbor will likely see …

State Health Policy Toolkit

10 reforms state lawmakers can implement now

… electronic and other tools to “systematically and routinely” verify eligibility. 4. Unwind the Medicaid Expansion Problem: This state cannot depend on the federal … regime that governs health insurance. Not-so-good news: A Senate-passed proposal for a pilot program extending the same benefits to Medicaid recipients …

Government Internet Coming to Traverse City

Taxpayers on the hook for risky broadband plan

… Morand, the regional spokesman for Charter Communications, called the proposal “a solution in search of a problem.” Proponents like Kent Wood, the director … between 30 megabits per second for $35 and 1 gigabit per second for $160. Only 4 percent of the utility’s internet customers pay for internet faster than 30 …

Detroit Would Mandate Video Surveillance, Make Businesses Pay

ACLU, others concerned; live video to police from inside thousands of firms

… require businesses that are open until a certain time of night — initially 4 a.m. but possibly 10 p.m. – to participate in the Detroit Police Department’s … businesses. There’s no official timeline for the City Council taking up the proposal, but according to John Roach, the mayor’s director of media relations, …

Michigan Transmission Monopolies Raise Prices And Stifle Market Innovation

Senate Energy & Technology Committee

… projects in Canada, Belize, and the Grand Cayman and Turks and Caicos Islands.4 The Brattle Group report also describes how competitive bidding in other … region. In the examples it reviewed, outside bidders produced high-quality proposals that took into account key policies, climate/weather, field and soil conditions, …

Text of the statute that would be overturned

… amendment to the constitution or proposal under the initiative or referendum … her new city or township. (4) If a notice sent under this … identity under this section up to 4 p.m. on the twelfth Tuesday preceding … election in the county. Within 4 days after the last day for filing … or both, of the candidate. (4) Except as otherwise provided …

Property Taxes and Home Values Deserve Closer Scrutiny

… government activities. In Graphic 4, for instance, a 0.64 mill rate … expenses and so forth. Graphic 4: Summer Real Property Tax Bill … Shores Note that in Graphic 4, the taxable value of the property … inflation rate.   Section 4: Local Property Taxes by Type … 1993,[xxxv] prior to the passage of Proposal A.[xxxvi] In other words, …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 31, 2006

… student safety bills," Oct. 4, 2005 https://www.educationreport.org/7373 … according to The Bay City Times. A $4 million swimming pool is under … decade since voters approved Proposal A, The Times reported. Before Proposal A, Standish-Sterling received … https://www.mlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-6/113577390393570.xml?bctimes?NEB&coll=4 FURTHER READING: Mackinac Center …

Bibliography of Stephen P. Dresch

… and Social Change, vol. 32, no.4, 1987. Tenure and Faculty Quality … Student Loan Programs and Proposals. In Howard P. Tuckman and … Student Loan Program, April 4, 1983. In opposition to the … Journal, September 27, 1992. Proposal C Would Cut and Cap States … Englers property-tax ballot proposal). The Detroit Free Press, …

Endnotes

… Michigan, December 1994, p. 4. Peter Mieszkowski and Edwin … 1996-97, n 27 supra, table 1-4, p. 37. Ibid. U. S. Department … results reflect the passage of Proposal A and are for the 1994-95 … Group, Ltd., May 1997), pp. 2-4. Fiscal Impacts of Alternative … Policy, November 1993), table 4, p. 9. Ibid., p. 13. U. S. …

Notes and References

… Innocence, Detroit News, Dec. 4, 1996, at 6A. Forfeiting Innocence, Detroit News, Dec. 4, 1995, at 6A. Michigan v. Bennis, … Products Co., 304 U.S. 144, note 4, 58 S.Ct. 778, 82 L.Ed. 1234 … confiscation statute [MCL 750.415(4), MSA 28.647(4)] allows confiscation … discussion of some of these proposals, see Michael Zeldin, Forfeiture …

Grover Cleveland and Sound Currency

… man. 3. He’s an honest man. 4. He’s an honest man."[1] He … surplus — "ruthless extortion,"[4] he called it — because it was … the stock of specie. The proposal attracted widespread support … Cleveland assumed office on March 4, 1893, the Treasury’s gold reserve … shore up those reserves. On May 4, when a stock market favorite, …

Endnotes

… than the values shown in Table 4. See ISO and NAII, Factors Affecting … Journal of Insurance Regulation, 4 (September 1986); Scott Harrington, … cost-based pricing. Also see ch. 4, U.S. General Accounting Office, … Accounting Office, note 29 supra, ch. 4, noted that for all coverages … policyholders. The adoption of this proposal could change the file-and-use …

Full Educational Choice (Vouchers, Private Scholarships, Tax Credits, and Universal Tuition Tax Credits)

… service to patronize. Voucher proposals may differ both in philosophy … egalitarian side, Chubb and Moe's proposal would not allow families … items under many tax credit proposals. Many proponents of educational … tuition and school taxes, both proposals have disadvantages.  Vouchers, … Science Review, vol. 82 no. 4, December 1988, pp. 1084-1085. …

III. Improving Education for Michigan Children

… reached(or even surpassed) in the next year (see Chart 4). The Legislature should remove this cap and allow … Policy study, The Universal Tuition Tax Credit: A Proposal to Advance Parental Choice in Education7, a properly … schools," pioneered by New York City's District 4, have demonstrated significant success. If significant …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 24, 2006

… Digest, "Granholm signs student safety bills," Oct. 4, 2005 https://www.educationreport.org/7373 MichiganVotes.org, … Digest, "Granholm Signs Student Safety Bills," Oct. 4, 2005 https://www.educationreport.org/7373 Michigan … state per-pupil foundation grant to $6,900. The proposal would cost $42 million, or a little more than …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 21, 2006

… to close. Elswick said he voted yes on a bond proposal last November, but will vote no on the next one, … https://www.mlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-6/114235292784450.xml?bctimes?NEB&coll=4 FURTHER READING: Michigan Education Digest, "Bay City could save $4 million with insurance change," Feb. 21, 2006 https://www.educationreport.org/7597 …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 31, 2007

… Association told The Press. "But we have some proposals of our own. I don't see us taking that kind of … face recall for moving kids to new school," Jan. 4, 2006 https://www.educationreport.org/7564 REDFORD … middle school called in sick on May 22 and June 4, respectively. The district is naming 43 teachers …

Endnotes

… _teacher%20effects.pdf (accessed June 21, 2008). 4 Dan D. Goldhaber, "The Mystery of Good Teaching: … Const Art 9, § 29. 50 Ken Braun, "An Analysis of Proposal 5: The ‘K-16’ Michigan Ballot Measure," (Mackinac Center for Public Policy, 2006), 4-5, https://www.mackinac.org/archives/2006/s2006-05.pdf …

The Future of the Unified Bar

… adopted a position supporting a proposal to provide free legal representation … merits of any particular proposal are inconsequential. The … would have been H.B. 6029, a proposal to adopt the so-called "English … seen, apparently benign proposals often involve significant … Ohio Lawyer, May-June 1993 at 4. 68 See, e.g. Patricia Heim, …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 1, 2005

… according to the Free Press. The district has until Feb. 4 to file a financial plan to eliminate its deficit. … Feb. 10, and she is considering preliminary proposals to increase per-pupil funding by $100 to $150, … department is still formulating its spending proposals, but it will forward them to Gov. Jennifer Granholm …

Property

… effective on March 15, 1994, with the passage of Proposal A). It is a 6 mill levy on all property except … enterprise zones created before the passage of Proposal A in March 1994 pay a specific tax directly to … see MCL § 207.850(2)(b). [lxvi] See MCL § 207.850(4) for the provision concerning ISDs and MCL § 207.850(5) …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 8, 2004

… Mackinac Center Boards of Advisors, June 4, 2004 https://www.mackinac.org/6660 … Lansing, the attendees wrote up a proposal to allow Detroit voters a choice … https://www.mlive.com/news/statewide/index.ssf?/base/news-4/ 1086257454289640.xml The Annie E. … the cap we've been dormant." Past proposals and legislation to eliminate or …

MichCapCon.com Flashback: Total Recall

… Indeed, while the governor's eventual proposal would cut spending $225 million, … governor was asking for. A Senate GOP proposal for a "1-year only" tax hike was … placing a recall question on the Nov. 4, 2008, ballot in Dillon's district — … certified a recall election for Nov. 4. Reinstating a recall that was assumed …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 9, 2002

… SOURCE: Detroit News, "Detroit district returns to neighborhood schools," Apr. 4, 2002 https://www.detroitnews.com/2002/schools/0204/04/d01-456729.htm Mackinac … Like Bush's K-12 education plan, which Kennedy helped develop, the new proposal would subject local programs to rigorous evaluation by state departments …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 29, 2002

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST Volume IV, No. 4 January 29, 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents of this issue: … Detroit News. Though Posthumus supported the failed 2000 voucher ballot proposal, he is no longer supportive of vouchers and will not include them as a …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 7, 2004

… schools. SOURCES: Detroit News, "Michigan charter schools successful," Jan. 4, 2004 https://www.detroitnews.com/2004/editorial/0401/05/a16-25337.htm Mackinac … allowed to hire and fire the school system's chief executive officer. The proposal is stuck in Lansing because many legislators do not support Kilpatrick's …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 30, 2004

… making," Mar. 29, 2004 https://www.mlive.com/news/statewide/index.ssf?/base/news-4/ 1080299514119890.xml Mackinac Center for Public Policy, "The Cost of Remedial … Mackinac Center for Public Policy, "The Universal Tuition Tax Credit: A Proposal to Advance Parental Choice in Education," November 1997 https://www.mackinac.org/362 …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 21, 2004

… on the severity of the school's problems. Several districts had their proposals returned after the state education department rejected their plans to … schools," July 16, 2004 https://www.mlive.com/news/statewide/index.ssf?/base/news-4/ 1089925802314270.xml Michigan Education Report, "President signs 'No Child …

Rally for the Classroom, Not the Budget Process

… a funding crisis so much as we have a management crisis. And it’s not Proposal A that needs to be tweaked. What needs to be changed are tired, old ways … intends to lay off 12 percent of its teachers to help close an anticipated $4 million to $7 million budget deficit. As reported in April, this amounts to …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 28, 2005

… Policy, "Michigan Public School Teachers Launch a Non-Union Revolution," March 4, 2002 https://www.mackinac.org/4097 COX RULES COMMUNITY SERVICE NOT REQUIRED … award would be $4,000 and would also require community service. If her proposal were to be approved by the legislature, the community service component …

I. Introduction

… so there were few fiscal or political considerations restraining spending.[4] As demonstrated by Table 1, per capita tax receipts increased from $658 to … North Dakota, Oregon, Oklahoma, and California.[14] Spending-control proposals were approved in Connecticut and Rhode Island, while large public-works …

DPS enrollment down by thousands

Many Detroit students still unaccounted for

… further enrollment decline. Superintendent William F. Coleman outlined the proposal in January, saying it could save the district nearly $19 million a year … population overall decreased by 80,000 people from 2000 to 2006, or nearly 4 percent, according to the latest "Population and Household Estimates for Southeast …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 15, 2007

… Michigan Education Report, "Pension costs seen as key reason voters reject Proposal 5," Feb. 23, 2007 https://www.educationreport.org/8244 Michigan Education Digest, "Schools reel from mandatory pension increase," May 4, 2004 https://www.educationreport.org/6620 EX-DPS SUPERINTENDENT FILES LAWSUIT …

Assessment of Taxable Property

… www.michigan.gov/documents/treasury/Bulletin9of2006_177475_7.pdf (accessed April 13, 2007). [xvi] This is a feature of Proposal A of 1994, appearing in Article IX, Section 3, of the Michigan Constitution … http://cepi.state.mi.us/scm/directory/step2.asp?intSearchType=2. [xxii] MCL § 211.27d. The items specified by (2), (3) and (4) also appear to be due on the fourth Monday in May, but the statute specifies …

Privatization Review a Mixed Bag

… the Mackinac Center’s last school support privatization survey, only about 4 percent of Michigan school districts that had privatized one of the three … premium" on the vendor. But if such a risk premium were baked into any proposal, it would raise the cost of providing the service. That such a premium …

'Hobbes vs. Locke': The battle continues

… government believes that tax revenue might increase as a result. The Kelo decision led many states to enact responses. Some, including Michigan's Proposal 4, do a good job at preventing physical takings abuse, while others do not. Even where property owners are protected against physical takings abuse, …

Centered on Workers vs. Worker Centers

… officers with charges such as “racism, sexism, exploitation of immigrants or proposals that would take money out of the community for the benefits of distant … Arrested During Minimum Wage Protest at Detroit McDonald’s” (CBS Detroit, Sept. 4, 2014), http://goo.gl/VebSTw (accessed Sept. 18, 2014). [†] Private and public …

Endnotes

… Transportation Information Center, 2002), 15, https://perma.cc/C4RV-YRRJ. 4 MCL § 247.659a; “Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council” (Michigan … Transportation, Jan. 2017), https://perma.cc/X4JQ-JBU4. 70 James M. Hohman, “Proposal 1 of 2015: An Analysis” (Mackinac Center for Public Policy, March 25, …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 11, 2005

… Analysis, "Re-educating Minnesota," Oct. 4, 2005 http://www.ncpa.org/newdpd/dpdarticle.php … the face of union pressure. "His proposals are short on substance, long on … Merit Pay Tied to Education Gains," Oct. 4, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/04/college/coll04merit.html … "Most teachers meet standards," Oct. 4, 2005 https://www.detroitnews.com/2005/2005/schools/0510/07/B01-336269.htm …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 29, 2005

… residents form own school board," Nov. 4, 2005 http://www.thedailynews.cc/articles/2005/11/04/carsoncity/gaz03.txt … Public Policy, "School Funding, Proposal A and Property Taxes," Nov. 5, 2001 … Students to Attend Count Day," Oct. 4, 2005 https://www.educationreport.org/7373 … "Lakeview Public Schools sued," Oct. 4, 2005 https://www.macombdaily.com/stories/100405/loc_skulsuit001.shtml …

The Law of Eminent Domain

… use." The federal Constitution took effect on March 4, 1789, and the Bill of Rights was added in 1791. … was again at issue in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 Kelo v. New London (2005) case.[22] In Kelo, the … modifications) in the Michigan Constitution if Proposal 4 were approved.

Endnotes

… University, 1996, pp. i-x. Proposal A added a two-percent sales … Brookings Institute, 1990, p.4. Chubb and Moe note that David … Detroit Free Press about a proposal that the state take over … Policy Analysis Archives, vol. 4 number 9. (June 1996) College … Michigan, Patrick L. Anderson, Proposal A: An analysis of the June …

Appendix E: A Brief History of State Economic Development

… association, or corporation."[4] The modern era of economic … development department. His proposal would eventually become Public … advanced manufacturing. Her proposal also echoes the goals of … likewise reminiscent of a proposal by Gov. Blanchard. In 1983, … 15:1 (2001): 99. [3] Ibid. [4] Burton Folsom, Jr., Empire Builders: …

A Brief History of State Economic Development

… association, or corporation."[4] The modern era of economic … development department. His proposal would eventually become Public … advanced manufacturing. Her proposal also echoes the goals of … likewise reminiscent of a proposal by Gov. Blanchard. In 1983, … 15:1 (2001): 99. [3] Ibid. [4] Burton Folsom, Jr., Empire Builders: …

Local Property Taxes by Type

… local property taxes. Graphic 4, see "Calculation of an Individual … 1993,[xxxv] prior to the passage of Proposal A.[xxxvi] In other words, … that Michigan voters passed Proposal A. These districts have been … receive at least as much under Proposal A as it did before Proposal A (an additional provision …

Anatomy of a Tax Hike Campaign

A Chronicle

… accompanied by tax increase proposals that would net an additional … in the governor’s budget proposal to change sentencing guidelines … due to a provision in the Proposal A law that allows assessments … 5-9 Gov. Granholm takes her proposal on the road, defending it … prominent public officials. June 4 The Departments of Community …

Endnotes (1 of 2)

… Foundation, 1994), pp. 40-41. [4]       Edwin Grant Dexter, A … World Test," Education Week, 4 March 1998, p. 1. [45]     Benjamin … Science Review, vol. 82 no. 4, December 1988, pp. 1084-1085.  … Universal Tuition Tax Credit: A Proposal to Advance Parental Choice … World Test," Education Week, 4 March 1998, p. 1 and U.S. News …

Going Underground

… several increasingly intense confrontations, a proposal to mine millions of tons of zinc near Crandon, … construction at the site was declared complete.[4] Since then, the EPA has further endeavored to remove … www.epa.gov/region5superfund/npl/michigan/MID980901946.htm [4] cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id …

Senator Jason Allen's Targeted Tax Break/Subsidy Bills

… provision. Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on December 4, 2008. 2008 Senate Bill 1422 (Revise "anchor" company … breaks. Passed in the Senate (35 to 0) on December 4, 2008. 2007 Senate Bill 47 (Authorize local "water … an application for a tax increment financing proposal to be used to finance infrastructure improvements …

The Wasteful Provisions of the Operating Agreement

… premiums. For a third party administrator, this expense is typically around 4 or 5 percent, and rarely will it ever exceed 7 percent. If even reduced to … managed care initiatives in response to the Clinton health care reform proposals. What remains important is that if MESSA ever does implement a managed …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 2, 2002

… constitutional. On the last day of their term, the justices overturned by a 5-4 vote a U.S. appeals court ruling that struck down the experimental private … Mackinac Center for Public Policy, "The Universal Tuition Tax Credit: A Proposal to Advance Parental Choice in Education," November 1997 https://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=362 …

Recommendations

… municipal parking garages to private interests. Estimated annual savings of $4-5 million. Sell the zoo in Royal Oak to private interests or a non-profit … its lack of authority in saying "yes" or "no" to specific development proposals. Accordingly, the city needs an experienced individual who can close development …

The Ultimate Rationale for School Choice

… also enacted charter school laws. Presently charter schools educate about 4 percent of Michigan’s 1.7 million school-aged children, many of whom are low-income, … clause of the U.S. constitution. You will recognize the first part of the proposal as the first amendment. The second part was Blaine’s plan: "No State …

Education for All: Choice, Reform, and Optimism

… "Education for All: Choice, Reform and Optimism" ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2004 Note: Dr. Paige delivered these remarks at a policy briefing for members … for tuition tax credits despite strident opposition from Congress. "Our proposal is on Capitol Hill again," he once said, "and like Teddy Roosevelt at …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 29, 2004

… restricting the use of locally raised tax money towards private education. The 4-3 decision will force state legislators to recreate the voucher program in … Mackinac Center for Public Policy, "The Universal Tuition Tax Credit: A Proposal to Advance Parental Choice in Education," November 1997 https://www.mackinac.org/362 …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 21, 2004

… 2001 https://www.mackinac.org/3683 Mackinac Center for Public Policy, "'Proposal A,' 10 Years Later," February 2004 https://www.mackinac.org/6112 Mackinac … MEAP," Sept. 15, 2004 https://www.mlive.com/news/bctimes/index.ssf?/base/news-4/ 1095261364265120.xml Michigan Education Report, "No Child Left Behind law …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 5, 2004

… Mackinac Center for Public Policy, "The Universal Tuition Tax Credit: A Proposal to Advance Parental Choice in Education," November 1997 https://www.mackinac.org/362 … "Internet Grants to Schools Halted as the F.C.C. Tightens the Rules," Oct. 4, 2004 https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/04/business/media/04fcc.html?oref=login&oref=login …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 14, 2004

… A report to Gov. Jennifer Granholm to be released tomorrow includes a proposal to guarantee "universal higher education" for students, according to The … gains on the (state test) greater than those of promoted students by about 4 percentile points in reading and 10 percentile points in math." The authors …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 21, 2004

… MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST IN 2004. THE NEXT ISSUE WILL BE PUBLISHED ON JAN. 4, 2005. Contents of this issue: Study: Tuition tax credits could save Utah … Mackinac Center for Public Policy, "The Universal Tuition Tax Credit: A Proposal to Advance Parental Choice in Education," November 1997 https://www.mackinac.org/362 …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 3, 2006

… Policy, "And Now a Word from Our Sponsors — Your Local Public Schools," Aug. 4, 1999 https://www.mackinac.org/2106 Michigan Education Report, "Public schools … Mackinac Center for Public Policy, "The Universal Tuition Tax Credit: A Proposal to Advance Parental Choice in Education," Nov. 13, 1997 https://www.mackinac.org/362 …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 15, 2008

… district. The school board decided not to accept nonassigned students in 4-3 vote, but decided that students who were already enrolled could continue … enough to balance the budget, The News reported. "We have put forth a proposal that would make it unnecessary to privatize that group," Pinckney Superintendent …

ISSUE #3: Transition or "stranded" cost recovery

… As Attorney General Kelley has argued, "[T]he proposal put forward in the staff report will not, in … thwarted." 37  Rarely have utilities fought proposals by regulators to mandate the construction of … transitional items or investments. Recommended Action #4: Disallow all stranded cost claims for compensation …

The Wrong and Right Approaches to Michigan’s Economic Malaise

… permanent 100 percent MEGA credit. Most of these proposals aren’t even cuts, really — they’re just doing … agriculture experiment station. Yes, that would mean 4-H clubs and Master Gardener classes would be off … for savings of $32 million. Due to a quirk in Proposal A, certain wealthy school districts benefit less …

Part 3. Interview with David Olmstead

On August 4, 1992, Adam DeVore of TEACH Michigan interviewed … schools or at least giving proposals for new Schools of Choice. … at the governor's tax cut proposal that's out there right now … dreadful and dishonest tax cut proposal. It's a horrendous shift … absolutely off-track on this proposal. Again, I'm for tax relief, …

End Notes

… Bottom in World Test," Education Week, 4 March 1998, p 1. Adrienne Fox, "Disabling … Political Science Review, vol. 82 no. 4, December 1988, pp 1084-1085. Children's … Universal Tuition Tax Credit: A Proposal to Advance Parental Choice in Education, … Bottom in World Test," Education Week, 4 March 1998, p 1 and U.S. News & World …

The Michigan Education Association Tries to Take the "Free" Out of "Free Speech"

Institute for Justice Litigation Backgrounder

… the speech to be distasteful."4 But before discussing the First … it warns of legislative proposals to increase taxes and diminish … of the Mackinac Center's proposal to reform collective bargaining … B to Plaintiffs' Complaint. 4 Parks v. LaFace Records, 76 F. … Crain's Detroit Business 24 (March 4, 2002). 32 Id. 33 Robert Hunter, …

The Bills of September - Bills

House Bills 5285 to 5493; Senate Bills 786 to 882

… 2009, to revise the current Proposal A "pop-up" in which the state … September 17, 2009, to impose a 4 percent gross revenue tax on … Note: This would accommodate proposals to adopt a budget that includes … Note: This would accommodate proposals to adopt a budget that includes … Note: This would accommodate proposals to adopt a budget that includes …

All “MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report” Votes for 2012

… school employees: Passed 22 to 4 in the Senate To prohibit Michigan … increase from $2 per acre to $4 per acre the amount the state … other insurers: Passed 33 to 4 in the Senate  To convert Blue … vote on House pension reform proposal: Failed 16 to 22 in the Senate … underwriting: Passed 103 to 4 in the House To prohibit insurers …

Economics (Worth Publishers)

… necessary if a nation is to make the transition quickly and smoothly. Criterion 4: The Distribution of Income and Poverty The book provides an insightful look … the book has to say on taxation, except for a discussion of tax reform proposals to increase economic growth (p. 631, containing an error that says Georgia …

Economics: Institutions and Analysis

… the economic effects of welfare and government economic control. Criterion 4: The Distribution of Income and Poverty The book’s section on income inequality … might otherwise choose to work from doing so. The discussion of reform proposals is limited to those that would raise Social Security taxes or lower the …

The Michigan Education Association's Sept. 27 Attack on Mackinac Center for Public Policy Research

… Battaglieri stated, "Frankly, I admire what [the Mackinac Center has] done."4   Weaknesses of the MEA Group's Document The MEA group's document, "Let … the study was published. As citizens debated expanded school choice (Proposal 1 of 2000), there was legitimate concern that the demand for openings …

VI. Spurring Economic Growth and Development (1 of 2)

… income tax and Single Business Tax. When he unveiled his 2003 budget proposals in February 2002, Gov. Engler wisely endorsed retaining those cuts. That's … sales taxation of automobiles. The 1994 hike in Michigan's sales tax from 4 cents to 6 cents on the dollar exacerbated at least one inherent flaw in the …

All “MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report” Votes for 2011

… window blinds: Passed 34 to 4 in the Senate To prohibit the … consolidation package: Passed 34 to 4 in the Senate To consolidate … Weekly Roll Call 1/27/2012 4:29 PM Note: There will be no … hired before 1997 to contribute 4 percent toward their traditional … concurs with the Governor’s proposal to cut more from universities …

Four Principles and a Challenge

… Michigan; 66,451 students in Michigan charter schools, 4 percent of all public school children in the state; … almost mindless drumbeat for more money.  Since Proposal A was passed in 1994, the minimum foundation … failing schools and districts and legislative proposals such as "Outcome-Based Education," "Goals 2000," …

Michigan Education Digest Daily, February-March 2008

… rejected by the union. The proposal included a 2 percent pay … also noted that the contract proposal was better than any of the … gun, according to WDIV Channel 4 in Detroit. Authorities say … here. SOURCE: WDIV Channel 4, "Police: 12-Year-Old Threatens … signatures. The school board voted 4-0 to approve the agreement and …

Michigan Education Digest Daily with Analysis, February-March 2008

… rejected by the union. The proposal included a 2 percent pay … also noted that the contract proposal was better than any of the … gun, according to WDIV Channel 4 in Detroit. Authorities say … here. SOURCE: WDIV Channel 4, "Police: 12-Year-Old Threatens … signatures. The school board voted 4-0 to approve the agreement and …

Time to End the Economic War Between the States

… profitable absence. The Legislature adopted Governor John M. Engler's proposal for a new state agency (the Michigan Economic Growth Authority) to grant … only a small proportion of the firms that need tax and regulatory relief; 4. are minor factors in the plant location decisions of most firms; 5. give …

15 Specific Ideas to Move Michigan Forward

… statewide ones. Many of these posts would no longer be necessary under this proposal, so those communities will exert political pressure on legislators to … expenses of $1.93 billion in 2008. The typical employee share is less than 4 percent. Increasing that to the 25 percent private-sector average would save …

Cumulative Weekly Roll Call Reports 2013

… of consent for teacher-student sex: Passed 32 to 4 in the Senate  To revise a law that defines sex between … prohibited by a vote of the people in the 1994 Proposal A initiative, it is likely that the bill would require a 3/4 majority vote in the House and Senate, as required …

Medicaid Reform Around the States: The Good the Bad and the Ugly

… talk about health care reform because so many proposals are put out there that at least purport to be … get access to health care. But in the end, the proposals will mean we’ll all be doing as we’re damn well … bring that cost down from 3 to 5 percent to 2 to 4 percent. How much damage to the health care system …