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Governor Whitmer today announced the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order that takes affect midnight tonight. You can view the order here and below are the key portions related to local governments. The order is in effect until 11:59 p.m. April 13, 2020. The League staff is reviewing the order, [...]

Due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) state of emergency, the Liquor Control Commission voted to extend the expiration date of liquor licenses in 2020 from April 30, 2020 to May 31, 2020.  This action was taken by the Commission on March 13, 2020 when it approved Administrative Order 2020-05, pursuant to [...]

(Read the letter the Big 7 organizations that represent communities nationwide sent Congress.) An urgent alert from the National League of Cities. They’d like Michigan people to contact Senator Stabenow: Take Action NOW on Senate Legislation | Help Direct Funding to the Local Level We are calling on local leaders [...]

The Michigan Municipal League is partnering with the Governor’s office to do a special webinar tonight for community leaders. The free event is tonight at 7 p.m. and features Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Director Robert Gordon.   Go here to [...]

A high water town hall webinar has been scheduled for March 26, the first community outreach event organized by the ad hoc Michigan High Water Action Team, which was formed during the Michigan High Water Coordinating Summit in February. Attendees may register here.  The webinar will feature staff from the [...]

At the urging of the Michigan Municipal League, Governor Whitmer, has issued executive order 2020-15 giving local units of government the ability to conduct public meetings through remote access technology, including conference calling, real-time streaming, or other platforms. View our media statement about this here. View the executive order here. Resolving [...]

Yesterday the League began accepting questions from our members to share with the Administration for response. The first set of questions were submitted to the Administration earlier today. It is our hope that we will have later this evening or early tomorrow to share. If you would like to submit [...]

Due to the volume of questions the Administration is receiving on the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Michigan Municipal League has partnered with Governor to help answer and address the questions our members have. Your questions can be submitted by clicking here. The Michigan Municipal League will group and share these questions [...]

Update From the Governor's Office Below TECHNICAL ISSUES: Dr. Joneigh Khaldun to Give Remote Update on COVID-19  Apologies to all of those who took the time to join this call today. Unfortunately, we are using new technology to meet the volume of demand. Our office will be in touch, shortly with additional...

The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs has provided an update on the federal government’s current efforts to address COVID-19 (coronavirus). The White House recommends following the CDC’s website for the most immediate updates on the pandemic. The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs recommends the following: For all emergency related issues [...]