Political News and Commentary with the Right Perspective. NAVIGATION
  • Front Page
  • News
  • Multimedia
  • Tags
  • RSS Feed


  • Your New Scoop Site

    Welcome to Scoop!

    To help you figure things out, there is a Scoop Admin Guide which can hopefully answer most of your questions.

    Some tips:

    • Most of the layout is changed in "Blocks", found in the admin tools menu
    • Features can be turned on and off, and configured, in "Site Controls" in the admin tools menu
    • Stories have an "edit" link right beside the "Full Story" link on an index page, and right beside the "Post a Comment" link on the full story page. They can also be edited by clicking the story title in the "Story List" admin tool
    • Boxes are what allow you to write new features for Scoop; they require a knowledge of the perl programming language to work with effectively, although you can often make small changes without knowing much perl. If you would like a feature added but cannot program it yourself, ScoopHost does custom Scoop programming as one of its services.
    • If you aren't sure where to look for a particular feature or piece of display, try the "Search Admin Tools" link in the admin tools menu.

    For support, questions, and general help with Scoop, email support@scoophost.com

    ScoopHost.com is currently running Scoop version Undeterminable from .

    Tag: property taxes

    Mondays Divertere: Property Taxes - OK, now Count It


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Mon Sep 09, 2013 at 04:41:36 PM EST
    Tags: Property Taxes, Homestead Property Tax Credit, Money Grab, Pension Tax, Nerdpublican Proposals, Red Light Cameras, Graft, Hikes, Gas Tax, Sales Tax, HB4202, HB4203, Internet Sales Tax, Money Pits, Government Schools, You Poke It You Own It, Creating Sheeple, MEA, NEA, Higher education, William Penn, MSU, Student Loan Debt Slaves, Home School, Get a Trade, TEA movement, 2014, Big Government, Snydercaid, One Term Nerd (all tags)

    H/t Irish

    Comments >>

    Another Statement Of Principle


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Wed Jul 17, 2013 at 08:51:17 AM EST
    Tags: CD14, Medicaid, Expansion, Growth Of Government, Poor Choices, Taxes, Property Taxes, Hospitals, Free, ACA, Snyder, Republicans, Line Being Drawn (all tags)

    The 14th Congressional District Republican Committee last evening passed a resolution opposing the expansion of Medicaid and the implementation of health care exchanges.

    The committee resolution states

    IT IS THE SENSE of the 14th CDRC Officers and Members that expanding Medicaid at the behest of the federal government runs contrary to the principles of the Republican Party, which opposes government-run health care, economic interventionism, and federal control of private industry.

    THEREFORE, we recommend, to those representing our district in the Michigan House and Senate, a NO vote on HB 4714 or any other legislation pertaining to an expansion of state Medicaid eligibility and funding, or the implementation and funding of any health care exchange associated with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act within the State of Michigan.

    Adopted at a regular meeting on July 16, 2013

    Indeed.

    And this is not the ONLY Republican committee to do so.

    64 days..

    (5 comments) Comments >>

    A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

    Michigan Conservative Union On Medicaid Expansion


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Mon Jun 17, 2013 at 03:58:04 PM EST
    Tags: Medicaid, Expansion, Growth Of Government, Poor Choices, Taxes, Property Taxes, Hospitals, Free, ACA, Snyder (all tags)

    Norm Hughes, chair of the Michigan Conservative Union (MCU) writes the following

    An open letter to our state senators:

    Medicaid Expansion Issue 101: The audacious statement is that we will each save $400 a year on insurance premiums because the Federal government will pick up the cost of indigent patients.
    This is false Information spread by lobbyists and politicians to try to justify Medicaid expansion.

    The Truth: It was almost unbelievable that a businessman now legislator in the House used this as rationale for voting to add 470,000 more Michigan residents to Medicaid, a key element of implementing ObamaCare and driving more debt for our children and grandchildren to pay, doubled by interest. The USA federal government is broke and has an insatiable appetite to spend more than it takes in. When you are in a deep hole the first rule of survival is to stop digging. Here are some points to reflect on regarding this statement:

    Below the fold is a point by point.

    (531 words in story) Full Story

    Little Big Things.


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Tue Jun 07, 2011 at 07:42:06 AM EST
    Tags: Traverse City, Michigan, Tax relief, Lowered Taxes, Mike Gillman, Chris Bzdok, Property Taxes (all tags)

    Last night I watched an amazing thing.

    The Traverse City commission voted on their budget.

    I was present at probably the longest Traverse City Commission meeting I have attended.  So long in fact, that protocol required the commissioners to remove the clock from the wall so as to "ignore" the new day.  And with the clock removed and facing down on the table, the commission proceeded to do a couple things of note. Using a series of budget adjustments for a building fund, fire and police (a $35k consultant recommended move) and engineering/GIS, and they paid half down on a long term liability, an act 325 fund.

    Responsible yes.  Amazing, no.

    What really is amazing in this day and age of shrinking municipal revenues, is that they cut spending, and paid liabilities AND lowered the taxes.

    Its something you might not often see in Michigan or many other states, as municipalities fight to maintain programs, spending levels, and incoming revenues.  However in Traverse City Michigan on 06-06-11, commissioners voted to lower the levied rate by 0.7 mils providing real relief for owners of property within the Traverse City taxing boundaries.

    I'll write more as I wake a bit (been a long night), but I should not leave this without pointing out I was happy to see the board make this "progressive" move towards responsible handling of the people's affairs.  I was also happy to see it spearheaded by a "liberal Democrat Mayor," Chris Bzdok, and one city commissioner, Michael Gillman.

    A small amount of relief goes a long way in revealing a changing tide.

    Comments >>

    Washtenaw County Comm. Ouimet (R) Votes for Tax Hike


    By J Baranowski, Section News
    Posted on Fri Nov 06, 2009 at 04:07:43 PM EST
    Tags: Washtenaw County, Board of Commissioners, Mark Ouimet, Property Taxes (all tags)

    cross posted on Some Other Viewpoint

    Imagine my surprise when I logged onto annarbor.com Thursday morning and discovered that the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners approved (or, rather, IMPOSED) a property tax increase. Didn't county citizens vote down additional taxes less than 48 hours before? I thought the people had spoken loudly and clearly, "No More Taxes!" Apparently, the Commissioners didn't get the memo.

    The meeting was initially expected to result in the approval of the two year budget for 2010-11. Like our lovely Lansing legislators, the Board wasn't able to make it happen; budget approval was delayed until November 18. Lucky for taxpayers, they did manage to get a tax hike approved. And they didn't even need taxpayers to do it! Talk about ingenuity!

    (2 comments, 363 words in story) Full Story

    Washtenaw County ISD Millage - There are Better Options


    By rickolson, Section News
    Posted on Sun Oct 18, 2009 at 07:44:58 PM EST
    Tags: property taxes, schools, WISD Regional Enhancement, millage (all tags)

    There are better options to balancing local school district's budgets than raising property taxes 2 mills through the proposed Washtenaw ISD regional enhancement millage on the ballot Nov. 3.

    (1 comment, 413 words in story) Full Story

    Suddenly that population decline makes a little more sense


    By Nick, Section News
    Posted on Thu Mar 19, 2009 at 07:35:12 AM EST
    Tags: Property Taxes, Proposal A, Senate Democrats, Andy Dillon, population, Wayne County, Grand Rapids (all tags)

    Two days ago Republicans in the Michigan Senate attempted to pass a bill that would give voters a chance to prevent property taxes from going up when their home values drop.  While a majority of the chamber voted to send the resolution to the House, Democrats were able to muster the votes needed to prevent an elusive 2/3 majority, effectively killing $253 million a year in property tax relief for cash strapped working families.

    What a difference a day makes.  

    Yesterday the Senate gave it another try and managed to approve the measure 29 to 8.  

    Seems like common sense to give voters in the state the option of preventing their own taxes from going up while their home values go down but 8 Michigan Democrats have, apparently, never met a bit of financial sanity they couldn't refuse.  Especially when lobbyists are in their ears arguing how much more desperately than homeowners they need $253 million.

    Thank goodness someone in this state finally stood up for taxpayers, though, and told the lobbyists to shove it.  The Detroit News caught up with the resolution's sponsor, John Pappageorge:

    "Homeowners shouldn't be strapped with rising property taxes while watching their home values drop," he said.

    Common, meet sense.

    Because that whole status quo thing?  Not working out so well and sending folks scrambling out of the state.  The Ivory Tower reports this morning that metro Detroit has seen the steepest population drop of any region in the entire nation over the last two years.

    Read on...

    (1 comment, 545 words in story) Full Story

    Okay, Rep. Dillon. It's put-up-or-shut-up time!


    By KG One, Section News
    Posted on Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 01:01:01 PM EST
    Tags: Property Taxes, Michigan, Legislature, Constitutional Amendment, Petition Drive (all tags)

    (Promoted by Nick...)

    A scant day or so from commenting on his desire to cut taxes, an opportunity presents itself.

    Continued below the fold...

    (1 comment, 129 words in story) Full Story

    Next 8 >>
    Advertise on RightMichigan.com

    Login

    Make a new account

    Username:
    Password:
    Tweet along with RightMichigan by
    following us on Twitter HERE!

    External Feeds

    Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News
    + Craig: Cushingberry tried twice to elude police, was given preferential treatment
    + Detroit police arrest man suspected of burning women with blowtorch
    + Fouts rips video as 'scurrilous,' defends Chicago trip with secretary
    + Wind, winter weather hammer state from Mackinac Bridge to southeast Mich.
    + Detroit Cass Tech QB Campbell expected to be released from custody Friday
    + New water rates range from -16% to +14%; see change by community
    + Detroit's bankruptcy gets controversial turn in new Honda ad
    + Royal Oak Twp., Highland Park in financial emergency, review panels find
    + Grosse Ile Twp. leads list of Michigan's 10 safest cities
    + Wayne Co. sex crimes backlog grows after funding feud idles Internet Crime Unit
    + Judge upholds 41-60 year sentence of man guilty in Detroit firefighter's death
    + Detroit man robbed, shot in alley on west side
    + Fire at Detroit motel forces evacuation of guests
    + Survivors recount Syrian war toll at Bloomfield Hills event
    + Blacks slain in Michigan at 3rd-highest rate in US

    Politics RSS from The Detroit News
    + Apologetic Agema admits errors but won't resign
    + Snyder: Reform 'dumb' rules to allow more immigrants to work in Detroit
    + GOP leaders shorten presidential nominating season
    + Dems: Another 12,600 Michiganians lose extended jobless benefits
    + Mike Huckabee's comments on birth control gift for Dems
    + Granholm to co-chair pro-Clinton PAC for president
    + Republican panel approves tougher penalties for unauthorized early primary states
    + Michigan seeks visas to lure immigrants to Detroit
    + Peters raises $1M-plus for third straight quarter in Senate bid
    + Bill would let lawyers opt out of Michigan state bar
    + Michigan lawmakers launch more bills against sex trade
    + Balanced budget amendment initiative gets a jumpstart
    + Feds subpoena Christie's campaign, GOP
    + Poll: At Obama's 5-year point, few see a turnaround
    + Obama to release 2015 budget March 4

    create account | faq | search