in Massachusetts state elections to alter the level of sales taxation overall within Massachusetts, or on certain classes of sold items: examples include the aforementioned end of taxation on alcoholic beverages that was up for voting in the 2010 state general election, and the separate overall reduction to a 3% sales tax on most in-state sales that same year. Michigan Michigan has a 6% sales tax. Michigan has a use tax of 6%, which is applied to items bought outside Michigan and brought in, to the extent that sales taxes were not paid in the state of purchase. Residents are supposed to declare and pay this tax when filing the annual income tax. Groceries, periodicals, and prescription drugs are not taxed, but restaurant meals and other "prepared food" is taxed at the full rate. The tax applies to the total amount of online orders, including shipping charges. Local government cannot impose a sales tax. Michigan raised the sales tax rate to 6% from 4% in 1994. Michigan Ballot Proposal 2015-1, which was opposed by 80% of voters, would have raised the sales and use taxes to 7%. In 2007, Michigan passed a law extending the sales tax to services, but repealed it the day it was to go into effect. Minnesota Minnesota currently has a 6.875% statewide sales tax. The statewide portion consists of two parts: a 6.5% sales tax with receipts going to the state General Fund, and a 0.375% tax going to arts and environmental projects. The 0.375% tax was passed by a statewide referendum on Nov. 4, 2008, and went into effect on July 1, 2009. Generally, food (not including prepared food, some beverages such as pop, and other items such as candy), prescription drugs & clothing are exempt from the sales tax. Local units of government may, with legislative approval, impose additional general sales taxes. As of July 1, 2008, an additional 0.25% Transit Improvement tax was phased in across five counties in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area for transit development. These counties are Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, and Washington. A 0.15% sales tax is imposed in Hennepin County to finance the Minnesota Twins' new Target Field. Several cities impose their own citywide sales tax: Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Rochester (all 0.5%), and Duluth (1%). These additional taxes increase the total general sales tax rates to 7.875% in Duluth, 7.775% in Minneapolis, 7.625% in Saint Paul, and