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The House Military, Veterans, & Homeland Security committee has scheduled a hearing for next Tuesday, March 19th on a recently introduced bill that targets local units of government with any so-called sanctuary city policies or ordinances. House Bill 4083 (Hornberger) is similar to legislation that the League has previously opposed that...

MML Members and Staff Meet with Senator Debbie Stabenow during the 2019 NLC Congressional Cities Conference (March 12, 2019). Wow, what a series of busy days for Michigan Municipal League members and staff in Washington D.C. during the 2019 National League of Cities Congressional City Conference. Below are some words and...

Melanie Piana, MML Board President Michigan Municipal League President Melanie Piana will participate in an “Infrastructure Financing Panel” Tuesday during a briefing for Congressional staff in Washington D.C. The event is being hosted by the Bond Dealers of America. The panel will discuss the importance of preservation of the tax-exemption, reinstatements...

Due to a recent issues with 2018-2019 Michigan Transportation Funds (MTF) revenue distributions to the State Trunkline Fund, Counties, Cities, and Villages, MDOT release the following clarification. This information was also sent directly to each individual road agency and to the leaders of the House and Senate. The purpose of...

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is pleased to announce the solicitation of applications for candidate projects for the Local Bridge Program. Selected projects will be funded during the 2022 fiscal year (FY). Do not submit projects which cannot be committed to construction within FY 2022. The applications can be...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer will talk about her budget plan at the MML's 2019 Capital Conference March 19-20. Governor Whitmer and State Budget Director Chris Kolb appeared before a joint hearing of the House and Senate Appropriations committees this morning to release her Administration's budget plans for the upcoming fiscal year....

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is speaking at the MML's 2019 Capital Conference. Michigan Municipal League is very excited to announce that Governor Gretchen Whitmer has accepted our invitation to speak at Capital Conference! In honor of this momentous event, the League is extending the early bird registration deadline to midnight, Thursday, March...

Below is a statement the Michigan Municipal League just released about Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s budget proposal announced today. It’s also posted on the League’s press release page here. The Governor also shared with us last night that she has accepted our invitation for her to speak at our Capital Conference on [...]

On December 26, 2018, the Governor signed Public Act 473 of 2018, establishing the Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF).  The new law amends the act that established the Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) to include the CIF as a new category of TEDF funding known as “TEDF, Category B.”  The act...

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is excited to launch the new Local Leaders Webinar Series. The series is dedicated to helping Michigan's local officials and community leaders gain a better understanding of the DEQ and the environmental regulations that affect their communities. Each month, the DEQ will host...