When it comes to politics in Lansing, you never quite know what to expect next.
After the swift defeat of a measure to place a one cent sales tax hike on the January ballot, Democrats in the Michigan State House pulled an even swifter (but dirtier) procedural move. The vote board was cleared before the votes could be tabulated.
After sneaking a $1.35 phone tax into "911 stable funding" legislation (the tax hike bill wasn't palpable on its own), we're not surprised by this cheap trick. Come hell or high water, the Democrats seem determined to pull the rug out from under the opposition and raise taxes on Michiganders.
