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Williamston board asks for more information on ‘Invest in Michigan Kids’ ballot push; stops short of formal endorsement
Summary
Board members debated whether to signal support for a statewide ballot initiative that would add a roughly 0.8% surtax on very high earners to raise funds “for Michigan schools,” and asked staff to gather more information on distribution, legal guarantees, and political implications before any resolution or signatures are offered.
The Williamston Community Schools Board of Education spent a major portion of its meeting discussing the Invest in Michigan Kids initiative, a campaign seeking a constitutional amendment for the November 2026 ballot to raise school funding through a surtax on very-high-income taxpayers.
A board member who introduced the item said the proposed change would impose an additional tax on individuals earning more than $500,000 and couples earning more than $1,000,000, describing the surcharge as "not quite 1%" and noting organizers' projection that the measure could raise about $1 billion for the state school aid fund. The introducer said she supports the concept of getting extra money to schools but worried the ballot text did not guarantee whether the revenue would be supplemental or would…
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