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The Western Right: Taxes on the Ballot
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Defending Western Civilization from Western Michigan University. Saturday, May 02, 2009. Taxes on the Ballot. Tuesday, May 5 is election day. Across Michigan, there will be elections for local offices and tax proposals. The most prominent is the Detroit mayoral runoff between Dave Bing and Ken Cockrell. This proposal is scaled down from the massive transportation proposal that was soundly defeated last November. That proposal would have made funding for the bus system entirely countywide. Portage school ...
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The Western Right: Tax Eaters Are Never Full
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Defending Western Civilization from Western Michigan University. Thursday, August 28, 2008. Tax Eaters Are Never Full. The litany of tax increases in Kalamazoo County in the past few years is getting too long to list. Most were passed, while a couple were shot down by voters. The Gazette always supports the proposals, with lots of flowery articles about how much we need more money for [better schools/teacher pay/public transportation/new jail]. More fundamentally, why should anyone have to pay for transp...
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The Western Right: 2012 ACU Michigan Legislature Ratings
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Defending Western Civilization from Western Michigan University. Wednesday, August 29, 2012. 2012 ACU Michigan Legislature Ratings. The American Conservative Union has long been the premier organization rating members of Congress on how conservative their voting records are. Last year, ACU began rating state legislators on their voting records, and it recently released its first ratings of the Michigan state legislature. Here are some notes on the results. In the state senate, Joe Hune was the only membe...
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The Western Right: Bus Tax Zone
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Defending Western Civilization from Western Michigan University. Tuesday, November 29, 2011. The Kalamazoo County Transportation Authority, which has never met a tax it didn't like, is proposing a map of areas of the county with access to bus routes. The goal would then be to raise taxes in those areas. This follows the failure of its attempts to raise taxes on the entire county. Transportation authority recommends new map to include residents with access to bus routes. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Western Right: They Won't Take NO for an Answer
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Defending Western Civilization from Western Michigan University. Monday, November 10, 2008. They Won't Take NO for an Answer. The reaction of the Kalamazoo County bureaucracy to the overwhelming rejection of the transportation tax increase proposal is not surprising. They won't take no for an answer. This isn't a surprise because they said so before the election. The Gazette documents their latest plans. Officials plan new tax proposal. Bus system could shut down if millage fails again, officials say.
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The Western Right: Tax increase for busing?
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Defending Western Civilization from Western Michigan University. Thursday, May 25, 2006. Tax increase for busing? On the heels of putting one proposed tax increase on the August ballot, the Kalamazoo County Commission is apparently considering trying to further raise taxes to fund an expansion of the county's bus system. The Commission conducted a poll purporting to show support for such a measure:. I'd like someone to explain to me why the government ought to be running buses at all. Why can't bus s...
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The Western Right: Ax the bus tax
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Defending Western Civilization from Western Michigan University. Wednesday, September 20, 2006. Ax the bus tax. The Kalamazoo County Taxpayers Association has come out in opposition. To the proposed transportation tax increase. The Kalamazoo County Taxpayers Association recently announced its opposition to the tax, questioning whether key services would be lost if it was rejected. A 1 percent cut in Metro (Transit's) budget could solve this 'problem,' yet they want a 25 percent budget increase? 2016 Mich...
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The Western Right: Fred Upton's Conservative Ratings
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Defending Western Civilization from Western Michigan University. Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Fred Upton's Conservative Ratings. The most popular and respected ratings of how conservative members of Congress are are the ratings produced by the American Conservative Union. How conservative is the voting record of Congressman Fred Upton of Michigan's 6th district? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Election Day: November 8. David Viviano and Joan Larsen. That's Saul, Folks! The Powers That Be. 2011: The Year ...
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KOWALSKI: With better oversight, 340B can still do some serious good
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016. KOWALSKI: With better oversight, 340B can still do some serious good. KOWALSKI: With better oversight, 340B can still do some serious good. Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute. The best of intentions sometimes go awry, and that is what has happened with a federal drug discount program aimed at helping the most vulnerable Americans get the medications they need and manage their health effectively. By and large, the 340B program has been largely self-regulated since its ince...
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