[cripplecreek]

Does that mean the cities are just getting bailed out by the state?

Cities get bailed out in a lot of ways. One that seems common is for the states and counties to allow police to patrol city jurisdictions rather than the city paying for more cops. Detroit has a police helicopter that's supposed to be operated by the state police with the city responsible for maintenance and fuel. I don't think its ever been out of storage.

[TurboZamboni]

In Minnesota we have LGA- “local government aid”.
Basically cities with producers bail out cities with moochers via state collection.