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Municipal Finance Reform Chris Hackbarth, Director of State Affairs
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Chris Hackbarth rejoined the League in January of 2015 as the organization’s director of state affairs. He previously worked for the League from 2009 to 2011 as a legislative associate. He has spent the last few years working as the director of the office of policy initiatives for the Michigan Secretary of State and lobbying for Midwest Strategy Group. Director of State Affairs Chris Hackbarth
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The State of Michigan’s broken finance model led to a systematic disinvestment in local government
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Nearly 75% of the average municipal operating budget is funded by revenue from only two sources - property taxes and revenue sharing
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From 2002 - 2012 29 % 56 % State of Michigan’s Revenues Revenue from the State To Local Government
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Pressure From Lansing
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CostsRevenuesStructure
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Why Should We Care?
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saveMIcity.org Revenue Sharing lostRevenue Sharing lost ResearchResearch saveMIcity blogsaveMIcity blog
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If you want to have us speak to influential community groups or want to get more involved, contact us at: savemicity@mml.org
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