Media
Crain's Detroit Business (July 31, 2019)
Headlee court ruling could have significant effect on state funding to locals
Bridge Magazine (July 31, 2019)
Court: Michigan shortchanged cities for years. But windfall isn't certain.
WWJ TV (July 31, 2019)
Communities Get Partial Win in Court Fight Over Tax Dollars
Deadline Detroit (June 18, 2019)
Craig Fahle Podcast: WSU Law Professor Discusses Lawsuit That Could Throw Lansing Into Chaos
The Daily Mining Gazette (Aug. 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)
SaveMiCity Podcast (Oct. 11, 2019)
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (Aug. 7, 2019)
Court: Michigan shortchanged cities for years. But windfall isn't certain.
The Ballenger Report (August 2, 2019)
Holland Sentinel (August 2, 2019)
Communities get partial win in court fight over tax dollars
WLKM (August 1, 2019)
Communities get partial win in court fight over tax dollars
Iron Mountain Daily News (August 1, 2019)
Michigan communities get partial win in court fight over tax dollars
Michigan Advance (August 1, 2019)
Court partially sides with Michigan cities over state in Headlee lawsuit
Media Coverage of TMCG
Bloomberg (Mar. 3, 2021)
Michigan High Court Weighs Cities' Access to Billions in Taxes
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
Media Coverage of Related Issues
New York Times (June 22, 2019)
Austerity Has Ravaged U.K. Communities. It Has Also Spurred Reinvention.
Michigan Advance (June 16, 2019)
Flint, unemployment insurance, Headlee lawsuit cast shadow over state budget
Bridge Magazine (June 07, 2019)
Opinion | Special assessments are a tax by another name
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)
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)
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