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REMEMBER TO VOTE TUESDAY AUGUST 7!<br />
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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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State Representative Rashida Tlaib introduced House Bill 4899 on September 7, 2011. <br />
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The bill would prohibit pre-2007 diesel trucks over 14,000 lbs., buses, school buses, and construction equipment from being operated unless their motors are replaced or retrofitted to standards mandated by the California Air Resources Board.<br />
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Failure to comply would make owners subject to a $5,000 per day fine. The bill&nbsp; would also:<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.&nbsp; Mandate annual truck smoke and tampering inspections with a $40 fee.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. Authorize taxpayer subsidies for diesel retrofits.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. Impose a new tax on leases of diesel farm or construction equipment.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp; 4. Impose a truck-idling limit of five minutes in any hour (subject to a $750 fine).<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp; 5. Require registration of all diesel engines over 50 horsepower including farm tractors. <br />
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This requirements would apply only to trucks registered or garaged in Michigan, not ones just passing through.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the legislature pass legislation requiring the ban or retrofitting of commercial diesel vehicles made before 2007?<br />
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Yes<br />
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Undecided<br />
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TO VOTE IN THIS POLL CLICK ON THIS LINK<br />
http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/should-legislature-pass-legislation-requiring-ban-or-retrofitting-commercial-diesel-vehicles<br />
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(To enter your comments click on &quot;Add new comment</span><span>&quot;</span><span> after you vote.)<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should Michigan voters pass the ballot proposal this November to require a 2/3 vote of the legislature to raise taxes?<br />
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Yes . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp; 69%<br />
No . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;&nbsp; 31%<br />
Undecided . . . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0%<br />
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ONE COMMENT WAS MADE ON THIS POLL:<br />
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COMMENT #1<br />
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Raising taxes<br />
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We need to elect responsible individuals to our government. Members of our Legislature need to do what is right and correct for our Business Environment in Michigan. Requiring a 2/3 majority vote by both houses would be a great step in preventing taxation abuses.<br />
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To mandate that employers grant paid sick leave to their emploees will only lead to the destruction of our Michigan based companies.<br />
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In other words, STOP the Entitlement Freebees to help those who create the businesses and provide the business environment.<br />
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Respectfully,<br />
Loren Dean Mohney<br />
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