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Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Since 1907
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Proposal 1 decisively rejected by Michigan voters

Emily Cole
May 7, 2015

Proposal 1, the proposed constitutional amendment allocating funding for Michigan’s roads, received a decisive rejection at the polls on Tuesday, May 5. Despite the backing of Governor Snyder and...

Michigan voters to decide on Proposal 1

Emily Cole
May 5, 2015

Today Michigan residents will vote on whether the state will increase its sales tax by one percent to fund the repair of Michigan roads. If passed, Proposal 1 will shuffle the  tax structure—the...

New tax proposal would increase funding for Michigan roads

Emily Cole
January 15, 2015

Michigan’s shoddy roads may be getting a long-awaited makeover. Governor Rick Snyder signed a set of 11 bills on Monday that will rearrange the structure of state taxes and increase the sales tax...

Record-breaking Michigan winter destroys roads but leaves crops mostly unaffected

Kate Parsons
May 8, 2014

It may not surprise Michiganders to learn that this winter was one of the coldest ever recorded for the region, with the year’s average temperature showing a record-breaking drop from the historical...

Plan to raise money for Michigan roads bogged down

Joseph Matheson
March 6, 2013

Michigan politicians are attempting to put together a plan to provide additional funding to road maintenance. Lawmakers are hoping to raise nearly $1 billion a year for Michigan roads, but they haven’t...

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