Michigan Proposal 1

Michigan voters will be asked tomorrow (5/5) if they approve of a sales tax increase and of changes in how gas is taxed to provide more funding for roads. Watch this video to see 7 changes that would to into effect is Proposal 1 is approved.

On May 5, we’ll head to the polls to vote on raising Michigan’s sales tax from 6 to 7 percent to help fund roads. I wondered who was funding the Safe Roads Yes! television ads I’ve been seeing. Safe Roads Yes! has raised $8.7M to promote Prop 1 according to campaign finance reports with more than half of the dollars coming from an association representing construction companies across the state in