Articles tagged: personal property tax
Washtenaw County lawmakers divided on approved plan to repeal personal property tax
Posted: Dec 14, 2012A package of bills to phase out Michigan's personal property tax on industrial and commercial equipment is headed to Gov. Rick Snyder's desk with mixed opinions from local lawmakers. The Republican-controlled state House narrowly passed ... Read more »
Ann Arbor's lament: Where lawmakers have discretion, state has cut funding for local government
Posted: Dec 13, 2012Ann Arbor officials seemingly sent mixed messages during a city budget retreat this week, describing the state of Michigan as an "adverse party" when it comes to funding local government, while at the same time ... Read more »
Michigan Senate passes personal property tax cuts
Posted: May 10, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
Calley: Phasing out Granholm tax credits could pay for personal property tax reform
Posted: May 01, 2012Related story: Lt. Gov. praises Ann Arbor: 'This is really one of the most dynamic and innovative regions in the nation' The problem with Michigan's personal property tax, says Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, is that ... Read more »
EDITORIAL: Legislature should slow its race to eliminate personal property tax
Posted: Apr 29, 2012For local governments across Michigan, budgets are looking a lot less grim than they were last year. Ann Arbor is a good example of that. City Council came into this year thinking it would have ... Read more »
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley coming to Washtenaw County to address new tax proposal
Posted: Apr 26, 2012The potential elimination of Michigan's personal property tax is the subject of a town hall meeting taking place next week near Ann Arbor. State Rep. Mark Ouimet, R-Scio Township, is inviting local small business owners, ... Read more »
with poll: New report: Eliminating personal property tax would deal $43M blow to Washtenaw County
Posted: Oct 18, 2011State officials are talking about eliminating the personal property tax - and now the local impact has a dollar figure. Among the biggest losers: schools. Read more »
Gov. Rick Snyder: Personal property tax reform in Michigan could take 5 to 10 years
Posted: Sep 19, 2011(See related story: Rick Snyder: 'Backsliding' in U.S. economy hurts Michigan, but state is still heading in right direction) Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said today it could take up to a decade for the state ... Read more »
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