[Michlib-l] penal fines reduced in election year

[Jocelyn Baldwin Levin]

In case anyone was interested, here are the total penal fines for each
year, statewide, according to the  Library of Michigan website:
http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-18668_41254---,00.html
  :)


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Jocelyn (Baldwin) Levin, MLIS
jmb.mlis at gmail.com

On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Shelley Williams <svbwilliams at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Very interesting hypothesis. We would love to find out.
>
> Shelley
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> On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Helen Dewey <rhdewey at charter.net> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone actually documented over time that penal fines go down in
>> election years?  Our sheriff was running for reelection, and our penal
>> fines went down 27% from last year.
>>
>> Helen Dewey
>> Benzonia Public Library Board
>>
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