If you are like me and love to pour over the latest research on municipal financial issues, the Pew’s American Cities Project is worth your time. The American Cities Project conducts original research on three main topics: The fiscal and economic…
I had the opportunity to address the attendees of the League's Capital Conference and launch our call for reforming Michigan's broken municipal finance system, and I hope you will take a few minutes to watch it as well. The facts…
I had the opportunity to be a guest on Mark Bashore's, WKAR radio program a few days ago to discuss our on going efforts related to reforming Michigan's municipal finance system. We discussed the ongoing issues and the significant impact…
Fiscal capacity and approaches vary across the country. As you look at the various states, you see different philosophies, capability, and results. The Urban Institute has prepared a comprehensive look at this issue and their report can be found here.…
The Michigan Municipal League held a press conference today to help create awareness of Michigan’s flawed municipal finance system. The press conference was moderated by the League's Executive Director & CEO, Dan Gilmartin, and featured comments by Mayor Susan Rowe…
We are excited to announce the release of Creating 21st Century Communities, Making the Economic Case for Place. This report was prepared by Public Sector Consultants and outlines the economic arguments for placemaking as an economic development strategy. The data…
The March/April 2016 edition of the Review is dedicated to the issues surrounding our broken municipal finance system and the need for significant reform. Without a fresh look at our system, we are damned to a cycle of merely hanging…