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Proposal 1: What It Is and How It Affects Taxpayers

Club Mid

… Michigan voters will vote on Proposal 1, a constitutional amendment … approved. A large piece of the proposal is raising the sales tax … other moving parts to this proposal, and the Mackinac Center’s … will be spent and how this proposal might affect the typical … WHEN: Friday, April 17, 2015 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. WHERE: …

Ideas For Fixing the Financial Manager Law

… emergency manager law, Public Act 4 of 2011, by voting against Proposal 1. This reinstates the older … would eliminate both Public Acts 4 and 72 and made their case to … about the differences between PA 4 and PA 72. The most material … clarifications that Public Act 4 made. The first version of Public …

Election RECAP

Mackinac Center analysts’ personal takeaways on ballot proposals

… ballot were defeated, but Proposals 2 and 4, both heavily backed by unions, … the presidential election, Proposal 2 was organized labor’s first … on November ballots. The proposal would have upheaved representative … constitutional amendments. Proposal 4, equally damaging in its …

Arc Michigan Exec's Name-Calling Goes Against Group's Own Pledge

Dohn Hoyle, who also is Prop 4 spokesman, called parent caregiver Robert Haynes 'an idiot'

… also listed as a spokesman for Proposal 4 which would lock into the state … was governor. They also oppose Proposal 4. The SEIU takes about $6 million … Mackinac Center to speak out against Proposal 4. Actually, Haynes contacted the … Adult Kids Called An 'Idiot' by Proposal 4 Spokesman

Appendix: Ballot Description of Proposal 4

PROPOSAL 06-4[85] A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO PROHIBIT GOVERNMENT FROM TAKING PRIVATE PROPERTY … existing rights of property owners. Should this proposal be adopted? Yes o No o

No, toll roads are not the answer in Michigan

Michigan will spend $4 billion on roads this year. It does not need to tap taxpayers for more money.

… Legislature’s $375 million increase in road funding. Whitmer had a failed proposal earlier that year to raise the fuel tax by 45 cents per gallon. After … and registration fees, that number increased to $3.6 million. In 2023 it’s $4 billion. Hohman added that toll roads would be fine as a strict user fee …

Conclusion

… were found to have unionized teachers (see Chart 4). The financial strength and political influence … vouchers and tax credits and the enactment of proposals that expand parental school choice. David Denholm … the central reason for union opposition to any proposals which would introduce competition into public …

All Five Constitutional Amendments Soundly Defeated

Emergency manager law repealed

… Vincent Vernuccio said of the Proposal 2 defeat. “The voters put … 53 percent in Michigan and Proposal 2 being defeated with close … rubber stamp their agenda.” Proposal 4, a scheme that would have … eventually get the message.” Proposal 3, the “25 x 25” renewable … lost, meaning that Public Act 4 of 2011 is repealed. “With the …