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RandySF

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Sun Jul 13, 2025, 12:11 AM Jul 13

Elections board reverses decision on petition to raise taxes for high-income Michiganders

A Michigan ballot campaign to tax people more if they make over half a million dollars a year faced a setback Thursday at a state elections board meeting.

The proposed constitutional amendment from the group Invest in MI Kids would set an extra 5% tax on annual income over $500,000 for single filers and $1,000,000 for joint filers. It would deposit that extra money into a state account meant to fund schools.

The campaign hoped the Board of State Canvassers would certify that everything with its petition was in order Thursday. It’s an optional step often taken to help safeguard against possible lawsuits down the road that could claim the measure was misleading.

Instead, the board reversed course, rescinding summary language it had previously approved.




https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2025-07-10/elections-board-reverses-decision-on-petition-to-raise-taxes-for-high-income-michiganders

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Elections board reverses decision on petition to raise taxes for high-income Michiganders (Original Post) RandySF Jul 13 OP
"Rescinded language they previously approved" moniss Jul 13 #1

moniss

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1. "Rescinded language they previously approved"
Sun Jul 13, 2025, 01:39 PM
Jul 13

sounds like big money stepped in to make itself heard.

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