NEW: Media coverage on Dan Gilmartin's testimony: Detroit Free Press: "Michigan's Lousy Roads: Congressional Panel Get an Earful" WJR Radio: Paul W. Smith Talks with Dan Gilmartin from Washington D.C. Dave Aklery Show on WILS Radio 1320: "Dan Gilmartin" News Talk 94.9 WSJM: "Municipal…
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…
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…
The reform of retiree health care (OPEB) is one of the key topics the Michigan Municipal League's Anthony Minghine discusses during his many SaveMIcity presentations. Reforming this issue is vital to efforts to fix Michigan's broken system for funding municipalities.…
Due to the state’s continual disinvestment in local communities, local taxpayers were once again asked to step up to the plate and approve tax-related proposals during the recent Nov. 7 election. And, according to MIRS News Service, 75 percent of…