Revenue
Sharing, Brownfield, Transportation Funding, Fire Protection
Grants Cut as House Passes Omnibus Budget
 Last
week, the House of Representatives passed HB 4526, the omnibus
budget for all general fund departments except education (which
is funded in a separate bill that funds the School Aid Fund).
The budget passed with a 62-48 party line vote. There was
significant debate on the bill, with Republicans saying that
this budget as a whole is a necessary reset and is structurally
balanced, and that this is needed because the old way simply
wasn't working. MORE>
State
Affairs Update
 Bills
to Bailout Some Select Townships Gets Hearing –
Thursday
morning at 9:00 am, the House Local, Intergovernmental, and
Regional Affairs Committee will be taking testimony on HBs
4148-50 and HB 4538. These bills would do a variety of things,
including creating a revolving fund and using water quality
bond money to fund the revolving loan fund for communities
that used certain special assessments to build infrastructure
that wasn't developed. MORE>
Senate
Considers Municipal Partnership Act
Fireworks
Legislation Passes House Committee
May
17 Transit Advocacy Day
Local
Bridge Program Application Deadline Extended
CATeam
and CDBG Economic Development Trainings
Register
Today for the MAM Capitol Reception and Press Conference (May
19)!
MML
Foundation Board Re-Appointments and Officer Selection
Community
Excellence Award: Call for Entries
Governor’s
Reform Plan: League Resource Page Now Available
Federal Update
 High-Speed
Rail Funds Coming to Michigan – U.S.
Department of Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, has announced
that Michigan will be the recipient of $200 million in high-speed
rail funding. The money comes from the return of $2.4 billion
in funding the state of Florida returned to the federal government
earlier this year. The grant, which requires no state matching
funds, will go toward the purchase of tracks, upgrading rail
infrastructure, and improving congestion points by separating
passenger and freight trains. MORE>
EPA
Briefing on Water Protection
COPS
Grant Process Now Open
CDBG
Estimates Released
Michigan’s
Census Profile Released
Time
to Tell Your Story!
21st Century Communities
 Re-Sizing
Michigan Communities: Free Webinar Series – The
Center for Community and Economic Development at Michigan
State University is hosting a series of free webinars beginning
Tuesday, May 17 to explore issues impacting communities with
declining populations and density. The "Re-Sizing Michigan
Communities" program will feature speakers from Michigan
and around the country to discuss issues impacting land use,
infrastructure, and the use of limited resources. MORE>
Michigan’s
Complete Streets Actions Bring National Acclaim
State
Announces New Round of Energy Efficiency Grants
Progress
Towards Restoring Detroit’s Depot
MAP
Spring Institute Offers Strategies for Environmental Sustainability
Nation’s
Capital Hosts Two Spring Conferences for Community Energy
Leaders
Helping
Small Towns Succeed: A National Conference
Michigan
Port Collaborative Spring 2011 Summit
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