Lawmakers continue talk of tax reform LANSING, MI (MPRN) - Some state lawmakers are still talking about tax reforms while the Legislature takes a break for deer hunting and Thanksgiving.

But Democratic state Representative Alma Wheeler Smith says too many lawmakers shelved the tax reform debate and are waiting for proposals from lobbyists and activists.

"I think it's on a hold pattern," Wheeler Smith said. "I think we are beyond hold - I think we need to be moving forward. I think we're waiting to respond to a proposal from anywhere else and I don't think it's the Legislatures job to respond. The people elected us to lead."

Smith says the state could generate (b) billions of dollars in new revenue if it expanded the sales tax to services, and adopted a graduated income tax. Changing the income tax would require Michigan voters to approve it at the polls.
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