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2012 House Bill 5246: Expand corporate research subsidies (Senate Roll Call 547)
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Passed 28 to 8 in the Senate on June 14, 2012, to authorize two additional “certified technology parks” ("smart zones"), in which revenues "captured" from other local governments using “tax increment financing” schemes is used to pay the debt service on money borrowed by a government authority to benefit particular "large corporate research" operations.
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The vote was 28 in favor, 8 against, and 2 not voting.
(Senate Roll Call 547)

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Against Against
Not Voting Not Voting
Undecided
Democrat
91991%
1000%
8928%
12 total votes
Republican
653565%
307030%
3973%
26 total votes

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Expand corporate research subsidies

IN FAVOR

SENATE DEMOCRATS

Anderson (D)Bieda (D)Gleason (D)Gregory (D)Hopgood (D)
Hunter (D)Johnson (D)Smith (D)Warren (D)Whitmer (D)
Young (D)    

SENATE REPUBLICANS

Booher (R)Emmons (R)Green (R)Hansen (R)Hildenbrand (R)
Jansen (R)Jones (R)Kahn (R)Kowall (R)Moolenaar (R)
Nofs (R)Pappageorge (R)Pavlov (R)Proos (R)Richardville (R)
Schuitmaker (R)Walker (R)   

AGAINST

SENATE DEMOCRATS
none

SENATE REPUBLICANS

Casperson (R)Caswell (R)Colbeck (R)Hune (R)Marleau (R)
Meekhof (R)Robertson (R)Rocca (R)  

SENATE LEGISLATORS WHO DID NOT VOTE

Brandenburg (R)Hood (D)

SENATE LEGISLATORS ALL VOTES

Y    Anderson (D)Y    Bieda (D)Y    Booher (R)  -  Brandenburg (R)  n  Casperson (R)
  n  Caswell (R)  n  Colbeck (R)Y    Emmons (R)Y    Gleason (D)Y    Green (R)
Y    Gregory (D)Y    Hansen (R)Y    Hildenbrand (R)  -  Hood (D)Y    Hopgood (D)
  n  Hune (R)Y    Hunter (D)Y    Jansen (R)Y    Johnson (D)Y    Jones (R)
Y    Kahn (R)Y    Kowall (R)  n  Marleau (R)  n  Meekhof (R)Y    Moolenaar (R)
Y    Nofs (R)Y    Pappageorge (R)Y    Pavlov (R)Y    Proos (R)Y    Richardville (R)
  n  Robertson (R)  n  Rocca (R)Y    Schuitmaker (R)Y    Smith (D)Y    Walker (R)
Y    Warren (D)Y    Whitmer (D)Y    Young (D)  

Senate Roll Call 547 on 2012 House Bill 5246

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Re: 2012 House Bill 5246 (Expand “certified technology park” subsidies )  by isabelleelise on May 6, 2012 

"Smart zones"?  Seems more like another tax scheme and government manipulation of the private sector.   Again, just make Michigan a good place for business.... businesses will come.  Stop with the state central planning and market manipulation.  It's such an abuse of power and actually hurts Michigan b/c central planning never works and just ends up costing/wasting  taxpayers huge $$ in the end.  Not to mention lost opportunity for real free market innovation and job creation.



2012 House Bill 5246 (Expand “certified technology park” subsidies )  by admin on May 6, 2012 
Introduced in the House on January 17, 2012

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