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Michigan communities are encouraged to register on FEMA’s Grant Portal by April 30, 2020. While the pandemic is ongoing, and deadlines for FEMA assistance are usually 30 days after the disaster declaration.  Michigan State Police has requested communities register in the portal by April 30, 2020, to ensure the State’s [...]

The Michigan Municipal League and our partners at Plante Moran are coordinating to gather data from municipalities across Michigan on the workplace and financial impacts from the coronavirus pandemic and how local governments are reacting. Information that is gathered from these survey responses will help to provide benchmarks for municipalities [...]

Governor Whitmer has issued Executive Order 2020-59 extending the stay at home order until May 15, but the new order does allow some businesses to reopen. Starting Sunday, everyone who can do so must wear a face covering of some sort when in an indoor public space. The order also [...]

Late Wednesday night, the National League of Cities federal advocacy team received word from the US Treasury that the long-awaited guidance on the eligible uses for the $150 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund, included in the larger CARES Act stimulus package, had been released. This federal guidance is critical for determining...

The Bureau of Elections has released complete regulations for digital signature collection for collecting and submitting signatures by e-mail as soon as possible. These include the following: There are special blank countywide nominating partisan and countywide nominating non-partisan petitions for use in this election only, on the BOE website. If a...

Today, the Michigan Municipal League sent a letter to each individual member of Michigan’s congressional delegation asking that they include direct support for local governments, regardless of population size, alongside any new investment in the Paycheck Protection Program. And we’ve prepared a similar letter that all our members can send [...]

This morning, a US District Court Judge Terrence Berg issued a court order that changes the April 21 filing deadline and rules for some candidates. This ruling is in response to a lawsuit filed against the State argued Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order presented barriers to qualifying for the ballot.  You can...

Earlier today our partners at the National League of Cities shared that negotiations between Congressional Republicans, Democrats, and Treasury Secretary Mnunchin on an interim stimulus proposal were coming to a head this weekend.  Speaker Pelosi and Senator Schumer continue to press for direct federal aid to states and all local...

Last night, our partners at the National League of Cities reached out asking for communities around the country to engage with their members of Congress to urge support for the passage of HR 6467. This bill provides direct federal aid to local governments around the country.  NLC has coupled this...

Executive Order 2020-48 extends until May 12 the ability of local boards, commissions, committees, subcommittees, authorities, councils and nonprofit boards to use telephone or video conferencing methods to continue meeting and conducting business while ensuring the public has access to join the meetings. Public bodies are required to provide detailed...