Date: October 1, 2015 Speaker: Otneil Chis and Eric Lupher with Sarah Mills and Debra Horner from the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the University of Michigan Venue: CRC Webinar Topic: Recent Trends in Local Government Finance Watch...
Continue ReadingDate: December 8, 2015 Speaker: Eric Lupher Venue: Oakland County City Managers Association Topic: Statewide Trends in Local Government Finances
Continue ReadingDate: December 17, 2016 Speaker: Eric Lupher Venue: Detroit Area Business Economics Topic: The Prolonged Recovery of Michigan’s Taxable Value
Continue ReadingReport 394, December 2016 Summary The financial plight of the Michigan state government during the first decade of this century (hereafter referred to as “Michigan’s single state recession”) has been well documented. Reduced economic activity coup...
Continue ReadingFor release on: December 14, 2016 Contact: Eric Lupher 734-542.8001 Citizens Research Council Examines Massive Hit to Local Government Tax Bases With the end of the year quickly approaching, local governments across the state are thinking about “tax day...
Continue ReadingDate: December 22, 2016 Speaker: Eric Lupher Venue: Citizens Research Council Webinar Topic: The Prolonged Recovery of Michigan’s Taxable Value
Continue ReadingDate: January 27, 2016 Speaker: Eric Lupher Venue: Eastern Michigan Council of Governments (EMCOG) Regional Economic Development Meeting Topic: The Prolonged Recovery of Michigan’s Taxable Value
Continue ReadingThe numbers highlighted in Bridge Magazine’s recent analysis of the breadth and depth of local governments’ tax base losses (and property tax collections) since 2008 ARE staggering. Bridge’s analysis is confirmed by a Citizens Research Council of Mi...
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