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Monday evening, the US Treasury released guidance specifically related to the majority of Michigan communities that will receive American Rescue Plan Act funding on a per capita basis. For Michigan, these Non-Entitlement Units (NEUs), are scheduled to receive more than $644 million in federal aid that will be distributed through...

UPDATE: There remains a lot going on this week with the short-term rental issue and the Michigan Municipal League needs your help with two bills pending in the legislature. Here's the latest: A substitute version of HB 4722 was voted out of the House Commerce and Tourism Committee Tuesday morning...

Yesterday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced updates to the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (MIOSHA) COVID-19 emergency rules as many employers return to in-person work. The governor also announced an updated Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) COVID-19 Gatherings and Face Masks epidemic order, eliminating outdoor capacity limits and increasing indoor social gatherings to 50% capacity, which is...

Go to shorttermrental.mml.org to learn more on this issue. There’s a lot going on this week with the short-term rental issue and the Michigan Municipal League needs your help with two bills likely to go for a vote in legislative committees tomorrow - Tuesday, May 25, 2021. The League hosted...

We need your help right now. Please contact members of the Senate Regulatory Reform Committee committee before their hearing at 3 p.m. TODAY on a short-term vacation rental bill (Senate Bill 446). We appreciate those of you who contacted State Representatives but now all the focus is on this Senate...

The House Commerce and Tourism Committee has posted for tomorrow morning, Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 9:00 AM to hear testimony on House Bill 4722 in Room 327 of the House Office Building. The Senate Regulatory Reform Committee has posted for tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 3:00 PM to hear testimony...

UPDATE as of 5/18/2021: MIOSHA is in the process of reviewing both the emergency rules and draft permanent rules. The agency has the flexibility it needs to ensure consistency with public health guidelines and will continue to protect Michigan workers as we work toward ending this pandemic. *Please be advised...

The House Commerce and Tourism Committee has posted for Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 9:00 AM to hear testimony on House Bill 4722 in Room 327 of the House Office Building. This legislation seeks to eliminate a municipality’s ability to regulate short-term vacation rentals. It mirrors several past pieces of...

In case you missed the recent webinar by the National League of Cities about the new American Rescue Plan guidelines, no worries – the Michigan Municipal League has you covered in a couple ways. First, we have the PowerPoint presentation that the NLC gave on Wednesday and you can view...

Just introduced legislation dealing with the regulatory structure of sand and gravel mining up for a hearing in the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure committee today at 11:00 a.m. Contact committee members and your state Senator to voice opposition! Senate bills 429, 430 and 431 seek to take away the already...