Media Coverage of TMCG

The Daily Mining Gazette (August 2 2018)
State candidate wants to return money, power to local level

Bridge Magazine (May 17, 2018)
Michigan may soon be forced to pay cities under Headlee

SaveMiCity Podcast (Episode 5)
Headlee/Prop A Lawsuit Expanded Discussion

Grosse Pointe News (April 11, 2018)
Action to enforce Headlee compliance

Eastsider (May 31, 2017)
Appeals court denies state's motion, so lawsuit over revenue will continue

Clare County Review (May 26, 2017)
Grant Twp. plans to spend $358k on roads

MLive (May 15, 2017)
Letter: Rockford, others getting short changed by State in revenue sharing

The Citizen (Nov. 19, 2016)

Letter to the Editor: State cheating taxpayers

WDET 101.9 (Sept. 13, 2016)

Lawsuit Claims State Shorting Locals By Billions

Lexis Nexis (Sept. 12, 2016)

Michigan Owes Local Governments Billions in Tax Dollars, Lawsuit Calims

Government Technology (Sept. 12, 2016)

Michigan Revenue Sharing Model Comes Under Fire

The Eastsider C&G News (Sept. 9, 2016)

Group sues State for allegedly withholding billions from local communities

ABC 10 (Sept. 9, 2016)

Lawsuit filed agains State for alleged violation of Headlee Amendment

Detroit Free Press (Sept. 9, 2016)

14 cities sue Michigan, say revenue sharing math isn't right

Detroit News (Sept. 8, 2016)

Taxpayer group sues Mich., says it owes cities millions

Crain's Detroit Business (Sept. 7, 2016)

Lawsuit asks billions in State aid be shifted to municipalities

WMUK Michigan Public Radio (Sept. 7, 2016)

Lawsuit says State is short changing local governments by $4 billion a year

Macomb Daily (Sept. 7, 2016)

Group sues Michigan for withholding billions of dollars in payments

Michigan Radio (Sept. 7, 2016)

Lawsuit: State shortchanging locals by $4 billion a year

Macomb Daily (July 1, 2016)

State legislators continue to violate Michigan Constitution

The Macomb Daily (June 21, 2016)

Mogk: Michigan continues to short change local governments

Shelby-Utica News (May 18, 2016)

Utica joins movement to sue State over revenue sharing

The Voice News (May 4, 2016)

Richmond supports lawsuit against State

Oakland Press (April 5, 2016)

Oakland County communities get creative to offset millions lost in statewide revenue sharing

Macomb Daily (April 3, 2016)

Eastpointe leads effort to gain greater share of revenue sharing funds

The Eastsider (March 23, 2016)

Eastpointe joins filing against state government

Press Releases

TMCG lawsuit reaching culmination in Court of Appeals (March 28, 2018)

TMCG Lawsuit against the State moves forward (May 22, 2017)

TMCG files lawsuit against the State (Sept. 7, 2016)

Reports on Related Issues

University of Michigan Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

2016 Michigan Public Policy Survey

Media Coverage of Related Issues

Detroit Free Press (Oct. 08, 2018)

Law firm gets rich from suing cities, townships over sewers

Detroit Free Press (May 14, 2018)

Schuette appeals ruling that blocks aid for private schools

Detroit Free Press (April 26, 2018)

Judge: Public money for private schools violates Michigan constitution

WHMI 93.5 (May 24, 2017)

Howell City Voters to Decide Headlee Override Millage in May 2018

MLive (April 21, 2017)

'Community Crisis' has Washtenaw officials talking tax increase

Daily Telegram (Dec. 14, 2016)

Group seeks to bring revenue back to local governments

Detroit Free Press (Sept. 30, 2016)

Fund Michigan Cities

Michigan Public Radio (Sept. 27, 2016)

Why your local government just might be going broke

Detroit Free Press (Sept. 3, 2016)

Devon family showers GOP with contributions after DPS vote

MLive (Aug. 30, 2016)

How school choice is impacting Kent, Ottawa counties

Detroit Free Press (Aug. 29, 2016)

Economy improved, but Michigan cities still in crisis

Detroit Free Press (Aug. 24, 2016)

Lansing are you listening to Michigan cities?

MLive (June 1, 2016)

Starving Michigan cities and the coming storm

SEMCOG (2014)

Running on Empty