This booklet, prepared by the Michigan senate fiscal agency, explains new amendments to the state constitution that establish tax and expenditure limitations on state and local government in the state. The purpose of the report is to help legislators implement the new law. The first part of each section analyzes the constitutional language of the…

Two major issues in public school finance are fund raising and fund distributing. In this paper, four school support plans are analyzed for their effects on the distribution of funds among local districts, on the distribution of the tax burden among local, State, and national bases, and on the provisions for districts to raise or lower taxes.…

Basic terms used in the various aspects of library finance are briefly explained in a review of the funding sources of the different types of libraries. There is no attempt to go into the forms and purposes of various accounting methods or to delve into the terminology of accounting. (JPF)

Tax support for denominational schools is discussed in terms of: the British Columbia Independent Schools Act viewed in relation to the situation in other Canadian Provinces; the reasons advanced for and against tax support for denominational schools; and Canadian practices compared with what obtains in some other countries. (JC)

Includes results of, and recommendations based on, a study of community characteristics and school district local income expenditure. (SP)

What effect would revoking the charitable deduction have on voluntary support of higher education? (Editor)

In general, condominiums make a favorable impact on the tax rolls of most communities. (Author)

A proposal to grant tax credits against the personal income tax for most health care expenditures. The premium or amount that the tax bill would increase to offset the decrease in tax revenues would depend on income. The plan would require more government participation in health services and would benefit the poor more than the wealthy. (BC)

The author advocates a kind of GI Bill for the aged and aging to help combat occupational, familial, and "psychic and intellectual obsolescence. (Author)

Describes the family power equalizing" plan which would permit a return to the family as the primary locus of decision within a publicly financed system of education. (Author/LR)

Findings of a longitudinal study indicate that the fiscal characteristics of school districts cannot be accurately predicted from trend data, therefore disparities among districts are best alleviated at the State and Federal levels. (RA)

Tongue-in-cheek account contains 10 useful suggestions for passage of referendums. (DE)