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SFA Analysis on Proposal A:
Taxpayers Win, Schools Lose - In the now more than 10 years
since Proposal A was adopted by voters, Michigan property taxpayers
are paying less, but most school districts are also getting less in
revenues than they might have had if schools in the state were still
primarily paid for through property taxes, concludes an analysis of
the school financing system by the Senate Fiscal Agency.
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Grading Proposal A - Although Proposal A was popular among Oakland County
and Michigan voters in 1994, its effects on public education funding 10 years
later may be dulling the shine on state public opinion.
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Tax inequities have developed in 10 years - Ten years after
Proposal A, the impact is still evident on home owners' tax bills.
Florence Nixon and Dean Utz have been neighbors for three years,
living across the street from each other in a quiet neighborhood on
the city's east side.
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While property taxes have fallen, benefits to schools debated -
Genesee County - When Patrick and Patricia Major moved to Goodrich in
1994, they found a middle school and high school crammed into one
building, and a rural elementary school far more modest than anything
in the upscale Oakland County suburb they left.
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Stabenow, Engler Slated to
Appear at Proposal 'A' Forum - Former Governor John Engler and
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) have both agreed to speak at a
day-long forum on the history and effects of the Proposal A school
financing system to be held on the 10th anniversary of the proposal's
electoral victory.
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Posthumus:
Proposal A is OK - In response to rising
criticism in the education community, former Lt. Gov. Dick Posthumus said today
that he doesn't believe the promise of Proposal A is being broken if the
governor and the Legislature end up cutting the $6,700-per-student foundation
grant. (12/4/03)
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Proposal
A Veterans Meet For Reunion - Several
of the 14 lawmakers who helped craft the state's school-funding scheme
Proposal A met in Lansing to answer two main questions
- "What did we set out to do when we crafted
Proposal A?" and "Did
it work?" (6/2/03)
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Posthumus says he'll fight
to keep Proposal A the way it is
MI Funding Differences
Between Schools will be Down $1,000 After 9 Yrs. of Proposal A
MI Granholm Clarifies 'Tweak'; Wants
Arbitration for Teachers
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How Proposal A Could Play
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Edging around Prop A: House-passed bill would add to inequities,
property taxes.
MI Proposal A:
Report Available on Proposed Changes to School Funding
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