Two years after its debut, the SaveMICity initiative is gaining momentum as we get ready to launch the next phase of the campaign during the week of the League's 2018 Convention. In anticipation of that launch, we've laid the groundwork…
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation understands that educating residents and business leaders is key to improving Michigan's broken municipal finance system. That's why they've thrown their support to the League's SaveMICity initiative in a variety of ways, including most recently the…
What is OPEB? Why is it such a big deal? Why is it important to local government? OPEB stands for Other Post-Employment Benefits, which are separate from pension plans. As a result of those benefits, we have had a significant increase in cost for…
At the recent Mackinac Policy Conference, SaveMICity's panel discussion - "Not Open for Business: Why Disinvestment in Michigan Cities is Hampering Economic Opportunity" - was a huge hit! A video of the session is now available so everyone can get…
At the League's 2018 Capital Conference, League Deputy Executive Director & COO Tony Minghine gave the audience an Amazon wake-up call. He laid out the reasons that Detroit and Grand Rapids had virtually no chance of attracting the online mega-store's…
The League's SaveMICity initiative has long contended that Michigan's system for funding municipalities is broken and doesn't track with the economy. In a Detroit News column on that subject, the Citizens Research Council of Michigan (CRC) posed this question: If…
The state of city infrastructure was high on the agenda when League CEO Dan Gilmartin and League President Catherine Bostick-Tullius headed to Washington, D.C. recently for National League of Cities meetings, led by NLC CEO/Executive Director Clarence Anthony. Along with…
President Trump recently released his administration's infrastructure proposal. It relies heavily on attracting a large amount of money from states, municipalities, and private investors to generate $1.5 trillion to upgrade the country's highways, airports, and railroads. The Trump plan further exacerbates…
Michigan has the assets it needs to grow hundreds of businesses and tens of thousands of jobs in the fast growing sectors of energy, water, food, transportation, IT/communications and health care, and garner a large portion of global business markets…
The League's Anthony Minghine and Rosalynn Bliss were part of a very informative panel discussion at the recent Mackinac Policy Conference - Funding Michigan Cities: The Path Forward. The complete session is now available on YouTube. Minghine and Bliss, along with…