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The U.S. Department of Justice has issued new rules to ensure that local government websites, social media, and mobile apps are in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Municipalities with 50,000 or more residents must comply by April 26, 2026. Municipalities below 50,000 in population have a deadline [...]

The Michigan Infrastructure Council (MIC) is excited to welcome a new cohort of infrastructure leaders into the Asset Management Champions Program. The Michigan Infrastructure Council’s Asset Management Champions program cultivates a statewide culture of effective infrastructure management. This training empowers public sector employees and contractors with fundamental municipal asset management [...]

Senator Elissa Slotkin will hold a webinar on July 21st beginning at 1:00 p.m. to discuss President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ and its impacts in local communities. The webinar will be hosted via the Webex platform – to register please use the following link: https://senate.webex.com/weblink/register/r39a45e5d9b1dbd81057ee109ec32cc49  Please note the registration form [...]

The Senate Labor Committee discussed SB 319 this morning, which is a reintroduction of the minimum staffing legislation from last session. The bill would make minimum staffing levels for PA 312 employees (police and fire) a mandatory topic of collective bargaining. The League and its members were very active in [...]

Senator Peter’s has alerted us that the application window fow two of FEMA’s Fire Services Grant Programs opened today, Friday May 23rd, and will be closing on July 3rd.  Below are links to each program’s website; the Guidance Documents link will bring you to the Notice of Funding Opportunity, Fact [...]

US Treasury will host two final opportunities to participate in a workshop on State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) reporting on April 29 and 30. Listed below are the four key areas that we will be covered during each workshop session: P&E Report Content Common Reporting Errors Noncompliance Debt [...]

The Department of Treasury and the National League of Cities (NLC) are partnering on a new model to help support cities and villages. Following Treasury’s webinars, NLC will host an Office Hours where folks can come and ask questions, receive one-on-one support to help troubleshoot issues, and provide resources. Below [...]

The Michigan Department of Treasury wanted to make you aware of an important educational opportunity related to the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) reporting and compliance. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) will host a workshop for all recipients of the SLFRF [...]

We continue to track potential federal action that could eliminate the tax exemption for municipal bonds. Recently, an informal economic adviser to President Donald Trump, suggested eliminating the tax exemption for municipal bonds in an interview and shared a tweet that read “An Easy Way to Save $250 Billion… Currently, [...]

Yesterday the House passed nine bills that would utilize $3.1 billion in existing state resources to improve Michigan’s Transportation system. The League’s Board was able to take an official position of support on these bills during CapCon based on the inclusion of our priorities and the protection of local resources. [...]