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Want To Vote On The May 5 Sales Tax Hike? Today Is The Last Day To Register
Monday , 6, April 2015 Community, Nerd Problems Leave a commentOn May 5, 2015, more than the celebration of the 1862 Mexican victory over France in the Battle of Puebla will be taking place. The referendum ballot initiative to raise the state sales tax from 6% to 7% and provide minimal funding to fill in a few potholes, while raising a whole long list of […]
Rick Snyder Hints At White House Run If Feds Retire Warthog
Saturday , 28, March 2015 Nerd Problems, Presidential Primary 2016 Leave a commentQuick, we need a distraction! That’s what The Nerd was likely thinking when he told the media in Washington D.C. on March 25 that he’s much too preoccupied with what’s happening in Michigan at the moment but said, “there’s time to evaluate opportunities.” By opportunities he means consider running for President of the United States. […]
Groups Urging A No Vote On The May 5 Tax Increase Are All Over The Political Map
Monday , 2, February 2015 Community, Nerd Problems 3 CommentsIn a matter of weeks Michigan will have the opportunity to vote on a sales tax hike, the first one the state has faced in twenty years. Governor Snyder proposed this tax hike from 6% to 7% as a way to fix Michigan’s post-apocalyptic infrastructure, and pretend to put more money back into public schools. […]