Michigan State Gov Partly Shuts Down

[StuckInMA]

Just curious. Does anyone know if this is causing problems with firearm purchases? Not sure what the purchase protocol is so I'm interested to know if our 2A rights are on hold because of it.

Michigan’s state government partly shuts down
Lawmakers scramble to reach tax increase deal; essential services in place

LANSING, Mich. - Michigan's state government partially shut down early Monday as the new fiscal year began with no budget deal in place to plug a $1.75 billion deficit.

The Senate voted to raise the state's income tax from 3.9 percent to 4.35 percent, a key step toward implementing a budget deal, hours after the measure passed the House. It now heads to Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who is expected to sign it.

Granholm was waiting for the income tax increase and a bill placing the state's 6 percent sales tax on a wide range of services before she would sign a 30-day continuation budget that would keep government running.

While the House earlier passed the bill expanding the sales tax, the Senate had not voted on the measure.

The House and Senate also approve a measure that would change the way some teacher and state worker health benefits are determined.

In one of the first signs a shutdown was looming, campers were asked to leave some Michigan state parks Sunday night. Some highway rest areas closed and some state troopers did not start their overnight shifts.

Services that protect public health and safety, including prisons and state police, kept running.

Without a budget deal in place, 35,000 of the state's roughly 53,000 workers were expected to be barred from going to work Monday morning.

 

[ilbob]

Services that protect public health and safety, including prisons and state police, kept running.

Without a budget deal in place, 35,000 of the state's roughly 53,000 workers were expected to be barred from going to work Monday morning

so they are saying that 35,000 of the states 53,000 workers aren't really needed anyway.

 

[foghornl]

Something I have noticed over the years....

Whenever there is a budget shutdown, really bad weather, etc, the "wheels" of the various *.guv agencies send out the notice for "NON-Essential" personell NOT to report for work.

If they are "NON-essential" workers, why do they have a job there in the first place? ? ? ?

I just heard (8:05AM Monday) that Michigan had reached a deal sometime after midnight, so ALL workers will be on the job today...but my question still stands about "NON-Essential" workers.

 

[Old Fuff]

Not to worry...

All of those government workers will be on the job today because they found the solution in Lansing that they always do in cases like this.

They increased taxes and fees... :banghead:

Michigan's residents will be paying more sales tax, and when income tax time comes around they'll get booted again. Other taxes and fees directed toward business will be passed on to you-know-who...

Government you understand, never gets smaller - it just gets bigger and bigger...

And the taxpayers keep paying and paying.

Oh, and never forget, they elected the people that are doing this to them.

 

[StuckInMA]

Sorry. MSNBC posted the article at 2:02am EST this morning so I thought it was still an issue.

Feel free to delete/lock mods.

 

[jefnvk]

What was teh final damage? Doesn't say on the state's website.

I do know that some of those non-essential jobs that got layoff notices included MDOT. I personally like roads, and wouldn't exactly call them non-essential. Maybe non-emergenc essential.

 

[fspitzdorf]

I didn't vote for our current excuse for a governor... and I didn't vote for any of the Democrats that had nothing on their minds but a tax increase... I just get to pay more to support the overspending, top heavy government and the escalade driving welfare recipients in the big D.

As to whether it'd limit firearms purchases... probably not since purchase permits are issued through your county sheriff and or city police departments. CCW holders do not need to fore-go a background check. The "inspection" portion of the purchase is again done at the same municipality where the permit was drawn.

If the shutdown would have lasted weeks or something stupid such as that I reckon CCW background checks wouldn't be getting done by the MSP... but that is just speculative.

 

[crebralfix]

Too bad the shutdown won't be permanent.

 

[kermit315]

that sounds eerily like what happened in Illinois a couple of months ago, shutdown and all.

 

[rdhood]

I would consider upholding 2nd Amendment rights to be an "essential service".