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Reps. Barnett, Townsend: Save State $755 Million by Closing Tax Loophole
Ending offshore tax loophole could ease middle-class family tax burden
LANSING — State Representatives Vicki Barnett (Farmington Hills) and Jim Townsend (Royal Oak) said Tuesday that closing the offshore tax loophole wealthy individuals and big corporations use to dodge taxes...
House Dems: Use State Revenues for People, Not Corporations
State must prioritize education, public safety funding
LANSING - Changes in the Michigan tax code that shifted the tax burden from major corporations to middle-class families have failed to produce the jobs Republicans promised and have led...
House Dems Agree with Veto of Law Allowing Concealed Guns in Schools
Democrats call for policies that improve schools, mental health services
LANSING - Members of the Michigan House Democratic Caucus agree with Gov. Rick Snyder’s decision today to veto Senate Bill 59, which would have allowed concealed weapons to be carried...
Dems: More Corporate Tax Giveaways on the backs of local services and schools
Republican tax policies will put Michigan in the red without replacement revenue
State Representatives Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills) and Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak), who serve on the House Tax Policy Committee criticized the path Republicans have laid out today with the elimination...
Oakland Dems Vow to Continue Fight Against "Right-to-Work"
Democratic representatives say fight over anti-union laws far from over
LANSING - Democratic representatives from Oakland County today condemned the anti-union laws signed yesterday and promised to work hard to overturn them. Gov. Rick Snyder signed the so-called “right-to-work” bills...
Greimel Announces Leadership Positions
Representatives will help guide the Democratic Caucus in 2013
LANSING – House Democratic Leader-Elect Tim Greimel (Auburn Hills) announced today who will fill a number of leadership positions for the 2013-2014 legislative session. “I look forward to working with...
House Republicans Push for Fetal Tax Credit, Remove Credit for Born Children
Proposal comes as Michigan families lose $600 per-child tax deduction
LANSING — The same Legislature that got rid of the $600 per-child tax deduction on the personal income tax is now poised to create a dependent exemption for fetuses, a...
Statement from Rep. Jim Townsend on restoring local control over firework sales
“Today, I offered an amendment to a bill concerning the new fireworks law that would have strengthened the ability of local governments to determine where fireworks are sold. Under current...
Representatives Townsend, Ananich Welcome Work Share Agreement
Law avoids layoffs, allows blend of unemployment and reduced hours
LANSING - State Representatives Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) and Jim Ananich (D-Flint) said today they stand behind a proposal that will allow workers to collect unemployment while working reduced hours...
House Dems Oppose Continued School Funding Cuts
Education budget would leave current year funding cuts in place
SOUTHFIELD - State Representatives Rudy Hobbs (D-Southfield), Ellen Cogen Lipton (D-Huntington Woods), Lisa Brown (D-West Bloomfield), Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills), Tim Greimel (D-Pontiac) and Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) held a...
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26th House District
