{"id":9489,"date":"2014-01-17T09:56:25","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T13:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=2750"},"modified":"2014-01-17T09:56:25","modified_gmt":"2014-01-17T13:56:25","slug":"governors-state-of-the-state-fails-to-mention-broken-municipal-finance-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2014\/01\/17\/governors-state-of-the-state-fails-to-mention-broken-municipal-finance-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor&#8217;s State of the State Fails to Mention Broken Municipal Finance System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">Last night the Governor gave his State of the State address. He did mention the need to invest in roads, but there was no mention of reinvesting in communities or fixing the state&#8217;s broken municipal finance system.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following statement is from Utica Mayor and Michigan Municipal League President Jacqueline Noonan regarding the state budget surplus announced yesterday (Thursday, January 16, 2014):<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe strongly support the Governor\u2019s ongoing call to fix Michigan\u2019s crumbling roads and bridges, but we grow increasingly disappointed in the total lack of concern for fixing the state\u2019s archaic and broken municipal finance system.\u00a0 Unless and until the Legislature and Governor stop raiding funds that by law were supposed to go to local communities for police and fire, roads and bridges, and other essential services, Michigan\u2019s per capita income levels will continue to lag other states and the nation, and more of our cities will plummet into fiscal crisis. Not only is this not sustainable for the status quo, but it keeps Michigan from being competitive in attracting and retaining talent and jobs in a global market. While fiscal crises confront cities all across Michigan, the silence and lack of solutions to fix the state\u2019s broken municipal finance system from the Governor and Legislature is deafening.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTo move Michigan forward, the League, along with numerous partners, has developed a policy vision and plan for Michigan\u2019s cities called the Partnership for Place: An Agenda for a Competitive 21st Century Michigan. You can view this policy agenda<\/em><em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mml.org\/advocacy\/partnership-for-place.html\">here<\/a>:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mml.org\/advocacy\/partnership-for-place.html\">www.mml.org\/advocacy\/partnership-for-place.html<\/a>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Samantha Harkins is the Director of State Affairs for the Michigan Municipal League.\u00a0 She can be reached at <\/em><em>517-908-0306<\/em><em> or email at <a href=\"mailto:sharkins@mml.org\">sharkins@mml.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night the Governor gave his State of the State address. He did mention the need to invest in roads, but there was no mention of reinvesting in communities or fixing the state&#8217;s broken municipal finance system. 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