questions abound: MICHIGAN...the HEADLEE Amendment of 1978..unfunded Mandates
- 01/11/10 05:41 AM
For those unfamiliar with the Headlee Amendment: here it is in a Nutshell: NO, not that kind of nutshell...1978, Richard Headlee, tax advocate & Insurance Co. EXEC....amended Article IX of the Michigan Constitution; in the following manner...From all of its taxes, fees and other sources, the state's total revenue cannot exceed 9.49 % of personal income in Michigan...If the state mandates that local governments provide any new or expanded programs, the state must provide full funding....Local governments cannot add new taxes or increase existing ones,or increase certain bonded indebtedness, without securing approval of voters...The state cannot reduce the portion of … (2 comments)
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For those unfamiliar with the Headlee Amendment: here it is in a Nutshell: NO, not that kind of nutshell...1978, Richard Headlee, tax advocate & Insurance Co. EXEC....amended Article IX of the Michigan Constitution; in the following manner...From all of its taxes, fees and other sources, the state's total revenue cannot exceed 9.49 % of personal income in Michigan...If the state mandates that local governments provide any new or expanded programs, the state must provide full funding....Local governments cannot add new taxes or increase existing ones,or increase certain bonded indebtedness, without securing approval of voters...The state cannot reduce the portion of … (2 comments)
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