There is a really nice column by Rob Bacigalupi in the Traverse City Record-Eagle about Michigan's broken system for funding municipalities. Bacigalupi wrote about our state's disinvestment in our communities after hearing the Michigan Municipal League's Anthony Minghine speak to…
There is an excellent column recently posted on Governing.com about the problem of local government retiree healthcare costs in Michigan and beyond. The column prominently features comments and suggestions to addressing the issue by the Michigan Municipal League CEO and…
New: Watch Anthony Minghine's Traverse City presentation here The Michigan Municipal League's SaveMICity initiative received some excellent media coverage over the last few days over our presentation in Traverse City about the state's broken system for funding municipalities. The League's…
With the federal government budget shutdown still ongoing, we thought now is as relevant time as any to remind our readers that local government remains open for business. Ithaca N.Y. Mayor Svante Myrick stated it best when he posted this…
Real nice press release by Katy Garavaglia about our SaveMICity tour happening in Traverse City next week. Huge shout out of appreciation to the City of Traverse City, particularly Benjamin Marentette, Mayor Jim Carruthers, Commissioner Richard Lewis, Michigan Municipal League…
The SaveMICity initiative is extremely excited to launch the SaveMICity Podcast! The first podcast was went online this week and you can listen to it anytime here: https://mmleague.podbean.com/e/savemicity-financial-challenges-that-communities-are-facing-episode-1-1515613291/. The SaveMICity Podcast, hosted by the League's Anthony Minghine, Deputy Executive Director and…
The Michigan Municipal League's Anthony Minghine will be in Traverse City for two days later this month for a series of presentations about how the state's system for funding municipalities is broken and needs to be fixed. Minghine, COO and…
The Citizens Research Council of Michigan has issued a new report about the implications of state budget issues on local governments. This report, titled Challenges Ahead in Balancing the State Budget, is very much in line with the SaveMICity messaging about…
There's an excellent, well-written article and series in Sunday's St. Joseph Herald-Palladium by John Matuszak about revenue sharing and how the state's system for funding municipalities is broken. This is an in-depth series that should be on the must-read list…
Michigan continues to fall behind in the race to attract talent. While our lawmakers continue to talk about tax cuts and regulations other states are investing in what really matters - communities. Interesting article here in CityLab about Nashville, Tenn.,…