Uncategorized Archives - Almena Township GOP https://almenatownshipgop.com/category/uncategorized/ Almena Township GOP Voter Info Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:21:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/almenatownshipgop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gop-logo1.jpg?fit=32%2C22&ssl=1 Uncategorized Archives - Almena Township GOP https://almenatownshipgop.com/category/uncategorized/ 32 32 214594764 SB 289 – Economic development: amending brownfield development law. https://almenatownshipgop.com/2023/07/18/sb-289-economic-development-amending-brownfield-development-law/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 23:38:12 +0000 https://almenatownshipgop.com/?p=275 Corporate welfare bill providing handouts to land developers at taxpayer expense. Nesbitt voted no. Wendzel voted yes.

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This increases the amount of tax incentives and reimbursements for developers. And it allows unused housing to be declared as brownfield. This is a corporate welfare providing tax benefits to land developers. And more often than not, it is a means for developers to create higher end housing or commercial property at a discount, rather than the affordable housing as portrayed by its sponsors. And it is all at taxpayers’ expense.

Sen. Nesbitt voted no.

Wendzel voted yes.

Bill passed and signed by governor.

Bill Details

Signed by governor on July 18, 2023: PA 89 of 2023

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SB 129 – Expand brownfield taxpayer subsidy deal to include subsidized housing. https://almenatownshipgop.com/2023/06/21/sb-129-expand-brownfield-taxpayer-subsidy-deal-to-include-subsidized-housing/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 22:23:17 +0000 https://almenatownshipgop.com/?p=242 Bill provides expanded use for developers of brownfield project prior to passing the tax handout in a later bill. Nesbitt voted no. Wendzel voted no.

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The bill would add subsidized housing to the list of uses for redevelopment of brownfield projects. This provides developers with a tax subsidy to rebuild in these areas. Apart from the issues on whether housing should be directed towards brownfield properties, brownfield projects directed towards housing provide nice profits for developers and owners, but fail to provide the promised benefits for the constituents the politicians serve.

Melstrom, et al. – “Black and Hispanic households benefit less than White households from brownfield cleanup and vacant land development. Second, owners appear to benefit more than renters from cleanup and development. Overall, these results provide evidence of differences associated with race and housing tenure in who benefits from local land use actions.”

Sen. Nesbitt voted no.

Wendzel voted no.

Bill passed and signed by governor.

Bill Details

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SB 83/84/85/86 – Red Flag Laws https://almenatownshipgop.com/2023/05/22/sb-83-84-85-86-red-flag-laws/ Mon, 22 May 2023 22:59:02 +0000 https://almenatownshipgop.com/?p=235 These bills allow the seizure of an individual’s firearms on baseless accusations, without a hearing or other opportunity for the evidence to be heard in court. Nesbitt voted no. Wendzel voted no.

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These bills allow the seizure of an individual’s firearms on baseless accusations, without a hearing or other opportunity for the evidence to be heard in court. They permit the government to seize firearms based on weak and nebulous standards of evidence. Clear violations of the 2nd and 4th amendments.

Sen. Nesbitt voted no on passage (SB 83).

Rep. Wendzel voted no on passage (SB 83).

Sen. Nesbitt voted no on passage (SB 84).

Sen. Nesbitt voted no on passage (SB 85).

Sen. Nesbitt voted no on passage (SB 86).

Bill Details – SB 83

Bill Details – SB 84

Bill Details – SB 85

Bill Details – SB 86

SB 83 signed into law May 22, 2023: PA 38 of 2023

NRA Comment

Great Lakes Gun Rights Website

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HB 4166: Eliminate A-F school performance index. https://almenatownshipgop.com/2023/05/22/hb-4166-eliminate-a-f-school-performance-index/ Mon, 22 May 2023 19:18:53 +0000 https://almenatownshipgop.com/?p=385 In 2018, the Republican legislature passed a school assessment system using an A through F letter grade. This was in addition to a School Performance Index. Those in favor of the A-F system argue that it provides additional information for parents. Those against argue that it is confusing. Nesbitt voted no. Wendzel voted no.

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In 2018, the Republican legislature passed a school assessment system using an A through F letter grade. This was in addition to a School Performance Index. Those in favor of the A-F system argue that it provides additional information for parents. Those against argue that it is confusing.

Fact is, despite huge funding increases in schools over the past 50 years, student performance has continued to wane. And parents get less bang for their buck as test scores drop, and schools simply promote children to the next grade whether they have the subject competencies or not.

Schools don’t provide easy access to usable information on how students perform on aptitude tests. (Less than half of Paw Paw Public school kids meet standards on most subjects.) If schools were honest with parents on academic performance of their student populations, these state indices would be unnecessary. For now, it’s all they’ve got.

Sen. Nesbitt voted no.

Wendzel voted no.

Bill passed and signed by governor.

Bill Details

Signed into law May 22, 2023: PA 34 of 2023

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SB 79/80 – Lock Up Your Safety law. https://almenatownshipgop.com/2023/04/13/sb-79-80-lock-up-your-safety-law/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:43:19 +0000 https://almenatownshipgop.com/?p=231 Virtue signalling gun law that is unenforceable and does nothing for safety. Nesbitt voted no. Wendzel voted no.

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The bill creates penalties penalties for storing or leaving a firearm where it may be accessed by a minor. It is unenforceable until after an incident occurs. And there already exist statutes to handle the gun owners role in an incident with a minor. It is a law for virtue signaling but with no real effect.

Sen. Nesbitt voted no on passage (SB 79).

Rep. Wendzel voted no on passage (SB 79).

Sen. Nesbitt voted no on the vote to concur with the House. (SB 79 – Vote #113)

Sen. Nesbitt voted no on passage (SB 80).

Rep. Wendzel voted no on passage (SB 80).

Sen. Nesbitt voted no on the vote to concur with the House. (SB 80 – Vote #114)

Bill Details – SB 79

Bill Details – SB 80

SB 79 signed into law April 13, 2023: PA 17 of 2023

SB 80 signed into law April 13, 2023: PA 16 of 2023

NRA Comment

Great Lakes Gun Rights Website

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Inaugural Post https://almenatownshipgop.com/2022/12/28/inaugural-post/ Wed, 28 Dec 2022 18:13:30 +0000 https://almenatownshipgop.com/?p=1 Welcome to Almena Township GOP. This is our inaugural post as we begin to build out the site. It is hoped that with a little work, we will soon have a nice site for local voters to find information on Almena Township, Van Buren County and State of Michigan issues.

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Welcome to Almena Township GOP. This is our inaugural post as we begin to build out the site. It is hoped that with a little work, we will soon have a nice site for local voters to find information on Almena Township, Van Buren County and State of Michigan issues.

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