Here's one quote from the Free Press:
Granholm said one reason for the additional money is that commercial property values have unexpectedly risen in some areas, particularly Southeast Michigan. That's resulted in an additional $100 million for the School Aid Fund.
Really?
According to the just-released state revenue report for November, that isn't the case at all.
State Education Property Tax revenue was up 14.4% from November 2008, but with October 2009 receipts below the year-ago level, the increase reflects differences in the timing of payments. If October and November State Education Property Tax receipts are combined, 2009 collections are down 7.3% from the year-ago level.
In other words, Granholm is full of it.
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