Dig, Dig, Dig

Sent to local papers:

"Dear Editor:

Senator Bishop and his fellow republicans keep digging and wonder why the hole gets deeper. They don’t understand why Michigan needs more revenue.

In 1994 property taxes were capped. A little later the state restricted local government’s ability to increase taxes. Today a formula exists to reduce voter approved millage rates.

Revenue sharing with local governments started to shrink.

In 1999 Engler and company put in place a plan to reduce income taxes year over year, and they are still going down.

The same crowd vowed to reduce the SBT and eventually abolish it. They succeeded ahead of schedule.

Then the auto industry flushed itself; and the toilet is still running.

Actually republican, and some democratic, legislators are pretty smart. They keep digging because, like their counterparts in DC, they know it takes a deep hole to bury the truth.


Sincerely,
Chuck Fellows"

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8th Congressional District Meeting

The 8th Congressional District will be holding a meeting March 17, 2007 at 10AM at the Livingston County Democratic Party Office.

All MDP members are welcome to attend.

An Inconvenient Truth Live

On Saturday March 10 from 2 – 4 pm there will be a live presentation of An Inconvenient Truth. This program will be given by Kathryn Savoie, Ph.D., one of a few Michigan volunteers who have been specially trained by Al Gore to give this presentation.

The event will take place at the Brighton Education & Community Center, 125 S. Church St., Brighton (the old Scranton Middle School on the corner of Main and Church).

For more information on the program, go to www.theclimateproject.org or call (586) 924-3303 .

Please spread the word!

Windsor Casino Trip Cancelled

Sorry you slot machine aficionados. JoAnn Murphy cancelled the trip to the Windsor Casino because of concern that there were not enough participants.

Our New Website: LivCoDemocrats.org!

Our new website is online! Make sure you bookmark http://www.livcodemocrats.org to hear the latest on events, check out our photo gallery, get information on the county party, and follow our links to what's happening in the party, in the county, and beyond!

And don't forget our MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/livcodemocrats

RESCHEDULED: Calling all Bloggers!

Please note the new date - Tuesday, February 27th!

Come join Speaker of the House Andy Dillon and Majority Floor Leader Steve Tobocman as they meet with folks like you from the Livingston County blogosphere on Tuesday, February 27th from 6pm - 7pm at Livingston County Democratic Party Headquarters!

Our office is located just east of US 23 in Suite 600 at 10321 E. Grand River in Brighton in Fonda Place office park, across from Brighton House Restaurant.

(Find us on Google Maps or Mapquest)