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Michigan ballot proposals: Property taxes, voter ID, school funding and minimum wage

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What will be on your November ballot?

This week on It’s Just Politics, we take stock of the ballot proposals hoping to make it to the November ballot and where they stand in the signature-gathering race. The proposals - and referendum - touch on everything from eliminating the state’s property taxes to raising taxes on higher earners for schools; from limiting utility money in politics to undoing recent changes to the state’s minimum wage law.

Michigan Public Radio Network capitol reporter Colin Jackson and Bridge Michigan politics reporter Jordan Hermani join Zoe Clark and Rick Plut to walk through what each proposal would do, the legal and political questions surrounding them, and what this wave of campaigns says about Michigan’s current politics.

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Zoe Clark is Michigan Public's Associate General Manager and Political Director. In these roles, Clark guides coverage of the state Capitol, elections, and policy debates. She hosts the weekly show It's Just Politics. As Associate General Manager, she helps to guide Michigan Public’s strategic direction, content vision, and cross-platform integration.
Rick Pluta is Senior Capitol Correspondent for the Michigan Public Radio Network. He has been covering Michigan’s Capitol, government, and politics since 1987.