a:1:{s:15:"field_news_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:2901:"<span style="font-size: larger;">MITT&nbsp;ROMNEY TO&nbsp;SPEAK IN&nbsp;LANSING, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25:<br />
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The Ingham County Republican Party has asked me to announce that Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Congressman Mike Rogers will be in Lansing at the Ingham County Lincoln Breakfast on Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Chisholm Hills Golf and Banquet Center at 2395 Washington Street in South Lansing.<br />
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Breakfast starts at 9:00 am (doors open at 8:00 am).<br />
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For details go to&nbsp; www.Icgop.org<br />
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If you have any questions contact Norm Shinkle at (517) 655-5992.<br />
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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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Senator Tupac Hunter has introduced a bill in the Michigan Senate to authorize another means by which local government officials can impose higher property taxes in a certain area and use the revenue to pay off new debt they incur for spending on projects chosen by a board of political appointees. This scheme would be called &quot;neighborhood improvement districts.&quot; It could be triggered by one property owner getting 30 percent of the property owners in the designated district to go along by signing a petition. No vote of the people would be required for this entity to impose the higher property tax.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the Michigan Senate authorize new local taxing districts to allow for &quot;neighborhood improvement districts.&quot;?<br />
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TO VOTE IN THIS POLL CLICK ON THIS LINK<br />
http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/should-michigan-senate-authorize-new-local-taxing-districts-allow-%E2%80%9Cneighborhood-improvement-<br />
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(To enter your comments click on &quot;Add new comment</span><span style="font-size: larger;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: larger;"> after you vote.)<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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If the Michigan GOP Presidential primary were held today who would you vote for?<br />
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Newt Gingrich . . . . . . . . . 11%<br />
Ron Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%<br />
Mitt Romney . . . . . . . . . . 33%<br />
Rick Santorum . . . . . . . . . 40%<br />
Undecided . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2% <br />
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