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League President Bill Wild, mayor of Westland, meets with U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Thursday. Michigan Municipal League President Bill Wild, Mayor of Westland, continued to advocate on behalf of Michigan communities in support of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) by meeting with U.S. Speaker of the...

Treasury: Grants Available for Financially Distressed Cities, Villages and Townships Money for Special Projects to Free Up Funds for Important Services LANSING, Mich. – Cities, villages and townships experiencing financial struggles can now apply for a grant to help fund special projects and free up tax dollars for important services, [...]

(Update: To help answer some of the many questions we’re getting from our members, NLC shared two additional documents – Estimated State and Local Allocation Spreadsheet Reference Guide and Notes on File Labeled “State and Local Allocation Output 02.25.21) In addition, NLC has established a Q&A portal for your ARP-related [...]

Revisions have been made to the Uniform Law Citations and Commercial Law Citation pursuant to the recently passed jails task force legislation that are effective as of April 1, 2021. Revisions include: Adding a field box for the defendant’s cell number (per SB 1046) Adding a field box for the [...]

The following statement from the Michigan Municipal League is issued in reaction to President Biden’s signature of the American Rescue Plan, which will provide direct aid to local governments whose budgets have been decimated by COVID-19. The statement is attributable to League Board President Bill Wild, Mayor of Westland. “The [...]

We are quickly approaching the March 31, 2021 sunset allowing public bodies to meet remotely for any reason. While there is an outlet to continue to meet remotely until the end of the year, many public bodies are unable to declare a state of emergency to do so. The League...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan – The following statement was sent to media statewide today by the Michigan Municipal League. The statement is about the U.S. Senate voting to approve direct aid to local governments in the American Rescue Plan. The statement can be attributed to League Board President Bill Wild, Mayor [...]

On March 4, the Michigan Department of Treasury will begin distributing more than $45.7 million collected from taxes and fees under the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (Initiated Law 1 of 2018). As part of the Act, after funding statutorily defined distributions, disbursements will be as follows: 15% [...]

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued an updated Gatherings and Face Mask Order that will allow for indoor meetings of 25 persons or fewer. The order takes effect on Friday, March 5, 2021, at 12:01 AM and remains in effect through Monday, April 19, 2021, at [...]

The U.S, House voted on H.R. 1319 over the weekend, sending the proposed $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act stimulus proposal to the U.S. Senate, where consideration is expected to begin this week.  Both chambers face a looming March 14th deadline to act or risk expiration of the current enhanced [...]