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The Michigan Municipal League did well on Tuesday, with several of our members and former members who are running for the House of Representatives scoring victories.  We had eight members who came through contested primaries to earn their party nomination for the November 6th general election.  We also had three members [...]

Postcard that went to Michigan House candidates. Download it. The Replace Don’t Erase coalition, which includes the Michigan Municipal League and other organizations, has launched a campaign to give all candidates for the state House and Senate the facts about legislation that would give the Governor and Legislature new power to take [...]

| The Michigan Municipal League is launching a Natural Gas Purchasing Program designed to help League members save money on their natural gas whether they are with a traditional provider or a third party. The first signup opportunity has a September 1, 2012 deadline, so please join us for a free webinar 2 p.m. [...]

There will be at least one measure on the November ballot, with six more waiting in the wings. The Michigan Supreme Court, on a split 4-3 decision, has ordered the State Board of Canvassers to place on the ballot the referendum calling for the repeal of Public Act 4. Since the [...]

On Tuesday, August 14 at 1 p.m., the International Municipal Lawyers Association will be holding a teleconference to discuss Section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief Act and its provisions relating to cell tower co-location. Call in to find out more details about this federal provision and how it [...]

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced it is making available $17 billion in loans for critical infrastructure projects. The loans are part of an expansion of the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program in the recently approved MAP-21 transportation bill. MAP-21 provided a large increase in the TIFIA [...]

The Office of Regulatory Reinvention is going on the road, along with several other agencies that are part of Governor Snyder’s economic growth executive group.   In addition to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) and the ORR, the economic growth group includes Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Michigan [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation is holding meetings throughout the state in the month of August seeking public input on how to help revise its long-range plan, “MI Transportation Plan: Moving Michigan Forward.” The 2035 MI Transportation draft plan can be viewed HERE and the August public meetings schedule can be viewed HERE [...]

A new bill introduced last month would amend PA 54 of 2012, the law prohibiting retroactive wage increases, to exempt police officers and firefighters. HB 5780 seeks to undo one of last year’s important reforms by exempting those employees who are subject to PA 312. Our members have hailed PA [...]

On July 26th, the State Transportation Commission (STC) approved language that strengthens the Complete Streets Policy. A couple of weeks ago, the League submitted suggestions on strengthening the draft policy put forward by the STC. The biggest change from the draft policy is that MDOT is now required to work with local road [...]