Washtenaw: State Taxes

The Detroit Free Press reports on a proposal by state Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith (D-South Lyon) to raise $6.5 billion in revenue by closing tax loopholes, expanding the state sales tax and implementing a graduated income tax. From the report: “Smith said she presented the proposals to her colleagues in the Legislature this morning, and would like to see action on the business and sales tax initiatives by the end of January. The new revenue could be poured into public school, welfare and Medicaid programs that suffered devastating cuts in the budget enacted last month by the Legislature, she said.” Smith is making a bid to be the Democratic candidate for governor in 2010. [Source]