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The Michigan Department of Treasury recently released the Headlee Millage Reduction Fraction inflation rate multiplier for 2020, capping property value growth to 1.9% for the coming year, a drop from the current 2.4% inflationary growth allowance.  This continues a trend of sub-2% cap rates from most of the past decade. [...]

The Michigan Coastal Management Program (MCMP), in the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), today announces the release of its 2021 Grant Funding Opportunity (GFO). With the largest freshwater coastline in the nation, the MCMP invests and partners to protect, preserve, restore, enhance, and wisely develop the natural [...]

The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) is facilitating a stakeholder workgroup to discuss and provide suggestions on the following regulatory topics: temporary events, designated consumption establishments, and other special licenses. The work group will take place following the MRA’s public meeting in Traverse City, Michigan on October 28, 2019 from 1:00 [...]

The Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) understands the important role that local units of government and local law enforcement agencies play in helping to enforce the Liquor Control Code. To assist local governmental units and law enforcement, the MLCC has developed an online resource page. The page features information and forms...

The Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) is providing another update on Public Acts (PA) 325, which was enacted in 2018. Previously, TAMC provided guidance letters on September 12, 2018 and November 20, 2018 sharing information and timelines related to Transportation Asset Management Plans (TAMPs), schedules and TAMC’s efforts to [...]

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) is pleased to announce that the Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) will provide up to $2 Million in MSHDA funding statewide for activities directly tied to stabilization and enhancement of Michigan neighborhoods. The program’s intent is to fund tangible innovative housing-oriented activities that are: implementation ready; highly visible; [...]

Following up on a successful round of Regional Asset Management Summits this past spring, a second series of Communication and Coordination Summits are being held across the state to continue the conversation by the Michigan Infrastructure Council. Promoting collaborative, coordinated, and consistent infrastructure asset management strategy in Michigan, the summits [...]

Abilita Inc.wrote an article on changes coming to the 911 system in the September/October issue of The Review magazine. They have now provided an update to that article. Since the article 911 Changes in Michigan and How they Affect You was published in the September/October issue of The Review magazine, Governor [...]

A new website was announced by the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council that will serve as a hub of information for stakeholders that work with the federal Opportunity Zone initiative. The website will provide the latest information about the initiative as well as the actions of the council. Visit the [...]

As expected, following the Legislature’s movement of budget bills that the Administration had not signed off on, Governor Whitmer responded aggressively to the legislative spending proposal by issuing 147 separate line items vetoes within the 16 departmental budget bills she signed.  Signing the bills allowed her to avoid a state government [...]