New
Corporate Income Tax Passes Legislature, Brownfield/Historic
Credits Elminated
 Last
week, the Senate passed (and the House concurred) HB 4361,
legislation that repeals the Michigan Business Tax and creates
a new 6% corporate income tax on C-Corporation businesses
in Michigan. Brownfield and Historic credits were eliminated
in the MBT repeal, and were NOT included in the new CIT bill.
With the CIT passing without the credits, the League will
continue to push for the Legislature to appropriately fund
the replacement in the budget negotiations. MORE>
State
Affairs Update
 PA
312 Hearing Today! – Today,
Wednesday May 18, at noon the House Government Operations
Committee will be holding a hearing on HB
4522, a bill amending PA 312 (the law requiring mandatory
binding arbitration). This bill contains important changes
the League has been pushing including making the community’s
ability to pay the top consideration, and including internal
comparables. As introduced, the bill includes the expansion
language that was troublesome last year; however, that language
will be removed in a substitute. MORE>
Second
Hearing on Bills to Create Revolving Loan Fund Thursday in
Lansing
Scrap
Tires Being Dumped in Your Community?
Local
Bridge Program Application Deadline Extended
Register
Today for the MAM Capitol Reception and Press Conference (May
19)!
Community
Excellence Award: Call for Entries
Governor’s
Reform Plan: League Resource Page Now Available
Federal Update
 Legislation
Protecting Public Access TV Introduced – Legislation
has been introduced in Congress, H.R.
1746, that seeks to address the challenges faced by public,
educational, and governmental access (PEG) TV channels. The
"Community Access Preservation Act" would allow
PEG fees to be used for any PEG-related purpose, prevent cable
operators from charging for the transmission of channels,
require the FCC to study the effect state video franchise
laws have had on PEG channels, and require operators to provide
the support required under state laws, or up to 2% of gross
revenue, whichever is greater. MORE>
Rural
Development Solid Waste Grants Available
High-Speed
Rail Funds Coming to Michigan
COPS
Grant Process Now Open
CDBG
Estimates Released
Michigan’s
Census Profile Released
Time
to Tell Your Story!
21st Century Communities
Michigan Port Collaborative
Spring 2011 Summit – The Michigan Port
Collaborative will be holding its Spring 2011 Summit on May
19 and 20 in Sault Ste. Marie at Lake Superior State University.
The Summit will feature presentations on port economic development
initiatives, federal policy and budget initiatives to assist
small harbors and cargo, commercial and recreational ports
in Michigan among others. MORE>
New
Report Links Transit with Jobs
Re-Sizing
Michigan Communities: Free Webinar Series
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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