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This morning the League hosted a media roundtable to unveil and discuss our Partnership for Place proactive legislative agenda. You can view the agenda on the our website. View photos from the event here A number of legislators joined the event to discuss the importance of reinvesting in communities, and  [...]

In response to Governor Snyder’s 2013 address on Energy and the Environment, the administration held public forums across the state. The administration is also soliciting comments on the draft reports. The first report on energy efficiency is open for comment until Wednesday, October 16, 2013. If you’re interested in reviewing [...]

Michigan Municipal League CEO and Executive Director Dan Gilmartin will speak to the National Press Club Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, along with others in a presentation about the fiscal conditions of U.S. cities. Gilmartin will speak at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. during an event in which the [...]

The Michigan Chapter of the National Brownfield Association, in partnership with several other organizations including the MEDC and the MDEQ, is sponsoring a program at the Lansing Center on November 13. The agenda will include the latest developments on brownfield redevelopment initiatives, including legislative and policy changes under Act 381, [...]

With the support of the Michigan Municipal League HB 4622 was pass out of House Local Government Committee without opposition today. This legislation would set an additional process to review changes to drainage district boundaries that would not utilize the board of determination. The League advocated for, and received, language [...]

SB 247 (Sen Virgil Smith – Detroit), a bill to establish a 2 am to 4 am liquor licenses in DDAs, had a testimony only hearing today in the Senate Regulatory Reform Committee.  This legislation would allow an on-premise license to apply to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission for a permit [...]

Yesterday SB 313, legislation that could cripple local rental inspection programs, was passed out of the Senate Local Government and Elections committee around 5:20 pm.  It is now on the senate floor where the sponsor has publicly committed to working on this before asking for a vote. The League along [...]

Yesterday afternoon the Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 428, a bill that would prohibit local units of government from buying flags assembled or manufactured outside of the United States if competitively priced flags of comparable quality are made in Michigan or somewhere else in the U.S. The bill would amend [...]

The application for Fiscal Year 2014 – Round 1 of the Competitive Grant Assistance Program (CGAP) is now available. The application is available on the Department of Treasury’s website. There is a minimum of $15.0 million in CGAP funding available for this round.  Applications will be due to the Michigan [...]

This afternoon the Senate Local Government Committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 307, a bill introduced Senator Steve Bieda (D-Warren) that removes population thresholds for communities who want to use a police and fire special assessment as a revenue option. The committee adopted and passed a substitute version that you can [...]