I don’t put much stock in articles that attempt to rate various communities, states, cities, or what-have-you. Sure, it’s nice when you see your state’s name at the top of a good list, but, for the most part, I just think of these articles as filler. They’re relatively easy to write, people love to read […]
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Michigan: the second best, or third worst performing state in the union, depending on who looks at the data
Posted in Economics, Media, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 24/7 Wall St., automotive bailout, bees, best of polls, Big 3, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Economic Evaluation of the States, Michigan Business Tax, Rick Snyder, taking credit for things you didn't do, the Michigan economy, the state of Michigan, things going well in Michigan 3 Comments
Snyder passes the buck to local Michigan communities
Governor Rick Snyder presented his budget recommendations this afternoon to members of the Michigan legislature. As promised, there were no big tax increases for business, but lots of cuts in State programs. Among other things, the Snyder proposal includes a 4.1 percent reduction in per pupil foundation grants for K-12 schools, which comes to about […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 2012 Michigan budget, budget cuts, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, higher education, Jeff Irwin, local income tax, Michigan Education Association, Michigan is doomed, Paul Schreiber, Public Act 72, revenue sharing, Rick Snyder, school budget, Stop City Income Tax, the Michigan economy 22 Comments
Cheating the tax man, or maybe not
Yesterday, local blogger Steve Pierce, on his YpsiNews.com site, broke the news that Ypsilanti real estate developer and landlord Stewart Beal owed the City $86,068.80 in back taxes. He later revised the number to be $84,136.96. The error, he said, was “made by the reporter,” by which I assume he means himself… Here’s a clip […]
Posted in Economics, entrepreneurism, Ypsilanti Also tagged Albuquerque, brick and mortar, Brownfield plan, Burger King, HDL, local income tax, machinery, New Mexico, Paul McCartney, property tax, Richard Murphy, servers, Steve Pierce, Stewart Beal, Tax Man, taxes, Teresa Gillotti, Thompson Block, Washtenaw County Treasurer, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project, Wireless Ypsi, Ypsilanti City budget, YpsiNews.com 53 Comments