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A new U-M study highlights inequity in metropolitan tax bases. How does Ann Arbor stack up?

Abstract. The United States devolves responsibility for providing critical services to local governments. With limited centralized transfers, the ability t

Download tax base fragmentation data based on 2019 assessor records by jurisdiction and metro area.

America’s oldest Black town is Brooklyn, Illinois. Once an Underground Railroad stop, it’s now dying. A race is on to save it.

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Abstract. The United States devolves responsibility for providing critical services to local governments. With limited centralized transfers, the ability t

New research shows how cuts to Medicaid and other social programs negatively impact local economies as well as program beneficiaries.

America’s social safety net is poised to become thinner if the Republicans’ massive tax and spending bill crosses the finish line, at a time when low-income consumers are struggling and recession fear...

New research shows how cuts to Medicaid and other social programs negatively impact local economies as well as program beneficiaries.

New research shows how cuts to Medicaid and other social programs negatively impact local economies as well as program beneficiaries.

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