House
Hears Testimony on Repealing PA 312
Last
week, the House Government Operations Committee heard testimony
on HB
4205, a bill that would repeal PA 312 of 1969. The League
was joined by several members to testify in support of the
legislation. The bill was hotly opposed by the public safety
unions, and a number of firefighters picketed outside the
House office building. Despite the contentious atmosphere,
the hearing was a good conversation on the issue. MORE>
State
Affairs Update
League To Testify on Revenue
Sharing in House on Wednesday – This
Wednesday, Summer Minnick of the League will be testifying
on the impact of revenue sharing cuts over the past decade
and the governor's proposal to eliminate the existing program
and replace it with a competitive program designed to promote
"best practices" equaling roughly 2/3 of the money
that communities were getting under statutory revenue sharing.
MORE>
Personal
Property Tax Repeal Bill No Longer on Senate Finance Agenda
House
Holds Hearing on Urban Cooperation Act
House
Takes Testimony on Yard Waste Energy Bills
Revenue
Sharing Fact Sheet Now Available
Economic
Development Tool Credits Left Out of New Proposed Business
Tax
“Buy
Michigan First” Now Called “Contract Connect”
Time
Running Out for Entrepreneurs to Win $100,000
Register
Online Today for Capital Conference!
Federal Update
 Federal
Shutdown Looming –
As Congress comes back to work this week after the Presidents
Day recess, the most pressing issue facing members is working
to reach agreement by March 4 to prevent a government shutdown.
March 4 is the date when the current funding measure expires.
Prior to the recess, the House passed H.R. 1 which cuts
funding for the remainder of the current year by $61 billion
and included a 62.5% to the Community Development Block Grant
Program. MORE>
Local
Officials Urged to Speak with Federal Representatives
SEC
Proposes Registration Rule for Volunteer Board Members
Rural
Access to Intercity Transportation on the Decline
Broadband
Map Released
21st Century Communities
 League’s
Dan Gilmartin Leads Panel Discussion on Role Cities Play in
Revitalizing Michigan – Michigan
Municipal League's Dan
Gilmartin was the moderator of a panel of experts talking
about the role downtowns and Michigan's cities will play in
the state's future. The discussion, called "The Role
of Central Cities in Revitalizing Michigan" took place
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011 in Lansing, and was part of the Michigan
Society of Association Executives annual Legislative Conference.
The discussion centered on the importance of place and how
to keep Michigan's college graduates from leaving the state
by offering vibrant downtowns where today's young people want
to live and work. MORE>
Local
Foodies and Farmers Convene at the HomeGrown Local Food Summit
Today
Complete
Streets Training Offered Across the State
Walking
Audits and Bike Facilities Training Being Offered
Buy
Local Campaigns Succeed, Study Finds
State
Loans Available for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Projects
Let’s
Move Cities and Towns Campaign
Michigan Land and Prosperity Summit
Urban
Land Institute Public/Private Conference
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