[arve url="https://vimeo.com/189043860" align="left" maxwidth="400"] (View photos here) We had a great event Tuesday evening talking in Flint about the state’s broken system over the way it funds and supports Michigan’s communities. About 70 community leaders, business officials and residents attended…
We hope you can attend a special event in Flint next week about the state's broken system for funding municipalities. The event is 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, in Flint and it will feature Congressman Dan Kildee, Michigan Senate Minority…
The Detroit Free Press killed it with their editorial "Lansing are you listening?" Their editorial board gets it and understands what we all know to be true: Michigan cannot be successful if their communities are struggling. Michigan's current economic practices…
"This isn't a Jackson problem, it is a statewide problem.. The system is broken. The state has been taking those dollars, that were supposed to be directed to local government, and using them to balance the state budget. In total, right…
Michigan Municipal League’s Anthony Minghine is in the midst of a statewide tour of Michigan cities to educate the public, media and legislators about the complete failure of the way the state funds our communities. Our latest stop was in…
"If the state can afford to cut business taxes by $3 billion over the last 5 years they can afford to fully fund revenue sharing.” That quote from Robert Kleine, former state of Michigan treasurer, during a news conference Wednesday,…
Michigan is not alone when it comes to the financial challenges facing its local communities. But the “stick approach” to the way it deals with struggling cities separates Michigan from most states. This was the message of Michigan State University…
Police station bathrooms used as storage closets. Frost collecting on firefighters' beds. Having to clear a building due to fumes from drug evidence stored in a poorly ventilated evidence room. These are some of the regular challenges Battle Creek City Manager Rebecca…
I had the opportunity today to join former state treasurer Robert Kleine, MSU assistant professor Josh Sapotichne, and Battle Creek city manager Rebecca Fleury for a press event to announce the release of an somewhat shocking report titled Michigan's Great…
A new report examines the changes that have affected the finances of municipalities over the past 20 years and explores ideas for improving their overall fiscal stability. A press conference releasing the report will take place 11 a.m. today (Wednesday,…