1994 Publications

Statewide Ballot Proposal - IV: Proposal A -- Question Of Calling A Constitutional Convention
CC 1034, ( October 94 ) 4 pages [15,039 bytes]

Question appears on the statewide ballot automatically every 16 years. This paper summarizes some of the issues as laid out in Report 313 (10 part series)

Statewide Ballot Proposal - III: Proposal B -- Criminal Appeals As A Matter Of Right
CC 1033, ( October 94 ) 2 pages [9,982 bytes]

Analyzed the criminal appeals proposal which was on the statewide ballot at the November 1994 general election.

Detroit School District $1.5 Billion Bond Proposition
CC 1032, ( October 94 ) 4 pages [27,204 bytes]

Proposition asking approval to issue unlimited tax general obligation bonds to finance a comprehensive capital improvement program

Statewide Ballot Proposals - II: Proposal C -- No Fault Insurance
CC 1031, ( October 94 ) 4 pages [15,225 bytes]

Analyzed the no-fault insurance referendum proposal which was on the statewide ballot at the November 1994 general election.

“The New Global Competition: It Begins At Home,” Misc., ( September 94 ) 11 pages

comments by Allan D. Gilmour, Vice Chairman, Ford Motor Company at the 1994 Annual Meeting.

Statewide Ballot Proposals - I: Proposal P -- Natural Resources Trust Fund - State Parks Endowment Fund
CC 1030, ( September 94 ) 4 pages [15,023 bytes]

Would amend the Michigan Constitution to eliminate the diversion of natural resources trust fund revenue to strategic fund; increase the limitation on the accumulated principal of trust fund; and establish state parks endowment fund and distribute trust fund revenue to it

How School Finance Reform Affects Municipal Economic Development Incentives
CC 1029, ( August 94 ) 4 pages [19,482 bytes]

Examines the affects of property tax changes resulting from Proposal A of March 1994, on tax abatements and tax increment financing

Michigan Constitutional Issues
Report 313, ( July - October 94 )

A 10 part series of papers dealing with issues relevant to the question of calling a constitutional convention which appears automatically on the ballot every 16 years.

Proposal A: Questions Regarding School Property Taxes , CC 1028, ( June 94 ) 4 pages [12,932 bytes]

Provided answers to nine basic questions regarding Proposal A of 1994, the property tax-school finance proposal.

The Proposed 1994-95 City Of Detroit Budget
CC 1027, ( May 94 ) 6 pages [17,017 bytes]

Analysis of the proposed revenues, expenditures, general fund deficit, the structural deficit and the changes needed to eliminate the problems

Public Sector Strikes In Michigan: An Update
CC 1026, ( May 94 ) 4 pages [12,309 bytes]

Examines key provisions of Public Act 112 of 1994, which narrowed the scope of bargaining for public school employees and imposed penalties for striking.

State Budget Outlook
CC 1025, ( May 94 ) 4 pages [14,387 bytes]

Analysis of the well being of the key funds and long-term reasons for concern

Analysis Of Statewide Ballot Proposal A: Elementary-Secondary School Finance
Report 312, ( February 94 ) 26 pages [2,189,771 bytes]

Would amend the Michigan Constitution to permit school operating taxes to be imposed on a nonumiform basis; limit the growth in assessments on individual parcels of property; increase the sales tax rate to six percent; require that the state guarantee school district operating revenue per pupil; and require a 3/4 vote to increase school operating taxes. Also describes statutory changes that would become effective with passage or alternatives that would become effective with defeat.

Statewide Ballot Proposal A: Elementary-Secondary School Finance
CC 1024, ( February 94 ) 6 pages [19,278 bytes]

--- Summarizes Report #312 ---

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