System of Funding Local Government

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MPPS in the news

WOLVERINE CAUCUS: LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL HEALTH

Mar 20, 2020 U-M Public Engagement

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MPPS in the news

Coronavirus response suffers when local government is starved

Mar 20, 2020 The Hill

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In the Media

Surprising Truth About Which States Get Most Government Cash

Apr 8, 2015 Voice of America

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Fiscal Strategy Memos

Fiscal Strategies: The Impact of COVID-19 on State Revenue Sharing for Cities, Villages, and Townships

June 3, 2020

Jill Roof, Citizens Research Council of Michigan, Miranda Vetter, University of Michigan

This memo is included in the Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource...

Student Working Papers

Funding Local Governments in Michigan

April 1, 2017

Carson Smith

The state of Michigan faces a unique set of issues in its municipal finance system. Since Michigan’s “Lost Decade,” local governments have seen state obligations to provide revenue go unmet. This decrease in funding has exacerbated issues faced by...

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Michigan local leaders say property tax appeals are common, disagree with dark stores assessing

October 1, 2016

The issue of property tax appeals has been increasingly important in Michigan recently as “big box” stores (e.g. Lowe’s, Costco, etc.) have been able to significantly decrease their taxes by arguing property assessments should be based on the value...

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Local officials say Michigan’s system of funding local government is broken, and seek State action to fix it

September 1, 2016

This report presents views of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding the state’s system of funding local government, whether it needs to be reformed, and what reforms they prefer. It also includes their preferences for raising additional...

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Local leaders support reforming Michigan’s system of funding local government

January 1, 2013

This report presents the views of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding both the state’s system of funding local government and their jurisdictions’ ability to provide public services in the aftermath of the Great Recession. The findings are...

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Local leaders support eliminating Michigan’s Personal Property Tax if funds are replaced, but distrust state follow-through

November 1, 2012

As state lawmakers consider reform and partial elimination of Michigan’s Personal Property Tax (PPT), this report presents local government leaders’ assessments of the PPT and its impact on their jurisdictions, as well as their views on potential...

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State funding incentives increase local collaboration, but also raise concerns

March 1, 2012

In 2011, the state of Michigan implemented major policy changes in its statutory revenue sharing program, through which it distributes funding to a subset of Michigan's 1,856 local governments. The new policy replaced formula-based funding with an...

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Local officials react to state policy innovation tying revenue sharing to dashboards and incentive funding

January 1, 2012

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