Tag Archive | "ballot"
Posted on 02 November 2012. Tags: ballot, Berman, Detroiters, Laura, Long, prepared
How long is the Detroit ballot? It fills two ballots with both sides printed. You can print a copy at home, using the city of Detroit or Wayne County websites, consuming eight pages of legal-size paper. Full News here – Detroit News columnists RSS from The Detroit News
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Posted on 21 October 2012. Tags: ballot, Detroit, plans, props, reinvention, Snyder's, tied
How voters handle Proposals 1 (emergency manager law) and 6 (international bridge approval) could propel or stall Gov. Rick Snyder’s reinvention plans for Detroit, argues Bridge columnist Peter Luke. Full News here – Detroit News
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Posted on 13 October 2012. Tags: advertising, ballot, constitutional, Michigan, million, proposals, spur
Amy Lane – Groups for and against ballot proposals to amend the Michigan Constitution have spent nearly $ 30 million on TV advertising since August — and the “heaviest yet” is still to come, the Michigan Campaign Finance Network reports. Full News here – Crain’s Detroit Business – News Feeds
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Posted on 12 October 2012. Tags: agencies, ballot, bond, eying, Gov., initiatives, Michigan, November, rating, Snyder, vote
Gov. Rick Snyder says bond rating agencies are keeping an eye on what happens with ballot proposals before Michigan voters next month … Full News here – Click On Detroit News
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Posted on 23 September 2012. Tags: approval, ballot, blast, Education, groups, jobs, join, lead, opposition, proposal, protect, saying, strikes, supporters, teacher, unionbacked
MASSP Executive Director Zdeb-Roper: “Proposal 2 threatens critical education reforms that help our kids succeed and we are asking parents to vote no.” Full News here – Detroit News
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Posted on 21 September 2012. Tags: ballot, Daniel, debate, hijack, Howes, proposals, real
Conrad Mallett is in the hospital business these days. But that doesn't mean the former chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court can't ask whether the latest fad of government-by-referendum threatens representative democracy as we know it. Full News here – Detroit News columnists RSS from The Detroit News
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Posted on 17 September 2012. Tags: about, ballot, Energy, issue, jobs, Nov., proponents, proposal, renewable, standard
Michigan voters will determine Proposal 3 Nov. 6 which would constitutionally mandate 25 percent of the state’s electricity come from renewable sources by 2025. Full News here – Detroit News
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Posted on 16 September 2012. Tags: about, ballot, bargaining, Bridge, collective, Michigan, poll, proposals, skeptical, voters
Michigan voters appear to be skeptical about ballot proposals to protect collective bargaining rights and to require public approval for international bridge projects, a poll conducted for the Free Press and other news media shows. Full News here – freep
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Posted on 14 September 2012. Tags: ballot, citizenship, Clerk's, defy, rule
Lansing — Some local election officials are resisting Secretary of State Ruth Johnson's demand voting applications in the Nov. 6 general election ask voters to affirm their U.S. citizenship. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News
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Posted on 30 August 2012. Tags: ballot, court, Decisions, Inside, issues, Michigan, Supreme
Local 4′s Rod Meloni is inside the Michigan Supreme Court as the court hears oral arguments on … Full News here – Click On Detroit News
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Posted on 30 August 2012. Tags: arguments, ballot, court, hears, issues, state, Supreme
LANSING (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has heard arguments about whether it should order four questions onto the Nov. 6 ballot. Full News here – Crain’s Detroit Business – News Feeds
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Posted on 28 August 2012. Tags: arguments, ballot, court, disputed, hear, Michigan, proposals, Supreme
Final decisions on each of the measures are needed quickly in order for the Nov. 6 ballots to be prepared and printed. Full News here – freep
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Posted on 28 August 2012. Tags: $38M, appear, ballot, County, November, request, Wayne, won't
A $ 38 million, .97-mill tax request to help cover shortfalls in funding for Wayne County's public service operations will not appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News
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Posted on 27 August 2012. Tags: Antibridge, ballot, continue, expected, fight, Group, kept, Michigan, Morounbacked, proposal
A proposal seeking to block construction of a new Detroit-Windsor bridge is not yet heading to the November ballot, but the ongoing argument likely is heading to court. Full News here – Detroit News
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Posted on 27 August 2012. Tags: ballot, board, Bridge, Casino, plan, reviews, status
The State Board of Canvassers meets Monday to vote on placing a casino expansion and an international bridge restricting proposal on the Nov. 6 ballot. Full News here – Detroit Business News
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