Official Michigan Megathread

[Oldiesfreak1854]

The early returns indicate that Prop 1 is sunk.

http://www.freep.com/

[Oldiesfreak1854]

The Freep makes its call, and the No side has it.

http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2015/05/05/angry-voters-reject-proposal-michigan-roads-await-viable-fix/26950451/

[Bojack Horseman]

I'm proud my fellow Michiganders have defeated this abomination.

[Ebsy]

They tried to pull a similar stunt on us in Missouri with Amendment 7 in 2014. It failed miserably despite millions in spending by the Yes on 7 side, and it was one of the few times I was proud of my state.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

They tried to pull a similar stunt on us in Missouri with Amendment 7 in 2014. It failed miserably despite millions in spending by the Yes on 7 side, and it was one of the few times I was proud of my state.

I'm pretty sure the Yes side heavily outspent the opponents here, too.

[dmmidmi]

My goodness--I figured Prop 1 was heading for defeat, but I had no idea that it would be by a four to one margin.

The state legislature will probably raise funds for the roads by killing a handful of tax breaks that directly benefit Michigan's middle class and working poor.