New MPPS Report: Growing consensus among Michigan local government leaders on revenue inadequacy, but declining support for local tax options

September 23, 2025

A new MPPS report presents the views of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding local revenue policy, including whether the state’s current system of funding local government will allow them to maintain or improve services, their preferences for raising additional local revenues if given the opportunity, and their perceptions of residents’ support for tax increases or cuts. These findings are based on statewide surveys of local government leaders in the spring 2025 wave of the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) with comparisons to 2012 and 2016 survey waves.

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