Blog tagged as Local Government

Voters across the state approved $2.6 billion in new and renewed property taxes and bonds for schools, roads, fire, and police departments, which can be seen on a spreadsheet put together by MIRS after all results were tallied this week (MIRS reported earlier the figure was at $1 billion).

Voters across the state Tuesday approved nearly $1 billion in new and renewed property taxes and bonds for schools, roads, fire and police departments.

Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum says she's projecting only one in 10 election officials will use Michigan's reformed law allowing them to begin preprocessing absentee ballots the Sunday and Monday before Election Day.

As excitement and investments concerning driverless cars builds in Michigan, one bill is barring local governments from regulating or charging certain fees on these vehicles in their neighborhoods.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published July 27, 2022) Who'll be the Republican gubernatorial nominee isn't the only thing being settled Aug. 2. The fates of more than $1.13 billion in local bonds and millages are also in the balance. Here's a link to the spreadsheet.

 

Voters in Michigan's 83 co...