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Following overwhelming bipartisan support, Governor Whitmer signed the long-awaited Oath of Office legislation. HBs 4358–4359 and SBs 240 and 241 are now Public Acts 17-20. Together, the package addresses a conflict between state law and some municipal charters because of Proposal 2 implementation. Clerks must account for ballots that come [...]

The Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury) informs municipalities that the 2025 Small Business Taxpayer Exemption (SBTE) reimbursements were issued on May 28, 2026. Background  In Tax Year 2023, the SBTE was expanded to include taxpayers that own, lease, or possess eligible personal property with a combined true cash value equal [...]

The Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury) has published the 2026 Millage Rate Comparison Reports for municipalities to review. While not required, municipalities may verify and correct any errors in Treasury’s calculation of eligible millage rates to be used for the 2026 Personal Property Tax (PPT) reimbursement (MCL 123.1345(x)(ii)(B) and MCL 123.1353(5)). Where [...]

A funding opportunity from Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is available for local governments involved in locally permitted, large-scale renewable energy projects. An eligible project is a grid-connected wind, solar, or battery storage project of at least 50 megawatts (MW) which received a local permit after [...]

Do you want your region/county/township/city or village to be accurately counted in the 2030 Census? An accurate count matters since Michigan uses the census count to direct billions of state dollars to local governments. Here are examples of how Michigan uses the census count for constitutional revenue sharing and transportation [...]

Late yesterday evening, House Republicans pushed through an eight-bill property tax cut package that would reduce revenue to schools and local governments by over $5 billion dollars. Collectively, the bills include eliminating the uncapping (pop-up tax) for all property upon sale, eliminating the State Education Tax, eliminating the state real [...]

A major legislative effort to upend community-led decision-making will be before the House Government Operations Committee next Thursday (May 14). The Committee will be taking testimony on House Bill 5529-5532 and 5581-5585. The bill package, championed by Representative Kristian Grant (D-Grand Rapids) and Representative Joe Aragona (R-Clinton Township), would significantly [...]

This week Treasury began sharing information related to the Public Safety Revenue Sharing payments that will be distributed today (May 6). Below is important information about the program. Additional information can be found on Treasury’s website. For a list of Public Safety Revenue Sharing payments by city, village, and township, [...]

For several months, House Republican have been talking about introducing property tax reform legislation. Last Thursday, a nine-bill package was introduced along with a proposed constitutional amendment. Eight of those bills and the proposed amendment to the Constitution received a hearing in House Government Operations committee yesterday. Collectively, the bills [...]

The continued pursuit of establishing a Revenue Sharing Trust Fund took a big step forward today as the Senate unanimously (37-0) passed Senate Bills 559, 561, and 912. The trust fund was also included in the budget proposal passed by the Senate ensuring in will be a point of negotiation [...]