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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is embarking on the development of a new state long-range transportation plan that will establish the vision and priorities for transportation in Michigan for the next 25 years. To develop this plan, MDOT is seeking feedback on a new draft of its Public and [...]

On October 20th, the Local Community Stabilization Authority began distributing approximately $200 million to local units of government as reimbursement for their annual losses related to the new Personal Property Tax system.  The October payments represent the third year of reimbursements under the new system as eligible manufacturing personal property [...]

The Michigan Secretary of State’s Bureau of Elections has partnered with the Bipartisan Policy Center to solicit municipal clerk participation in a Line Data Collection Program on election day this year. A similar study was conducted during the 2016 election with participation by communities in 55 counties across the state. One [...]

In order to further support the strategic partnership with Michigan’s Local Agencies in the management of our state bridge resources, MDOT has developed the Local Bridge Owners Guide. The purpose of this guide is to present a high-level overview of what it means to be a Local Bridge Owner in the State of [...]

Acting Deputy State Treasurer Anne Wohlfert today announced that Jessica Moy has been named executive director of the Michigan Infrastructure Council. Moy will be coordinating the efforts of the MIC to bring together local utility and infrastructure owners, regional representatives, finance and policy experts and state department leaders to coordinate [...]

League staff participated in the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Mayor’s Institute on Preemption in Dearborn. This was the second Institute the NLC has hosted on this topic over the last several months.  The goal of these gatherings is to bring together mayors from around the country, as well as [...]

Last week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS released proposed regulations on Opportunity Zones designed to incentivize investment in American communities. The Treasury Department plans on issuing additional guidance before the end of the year after notice and comment. Below you will find additional information: Proposed Implementation [...]

The Michigan Historic Preservation Network is hosting a lunch time webinar on bringing back the Michigan Historic Tax Credit. Get updated on MHPN’s efforts and learn what you can do to help. Date/Time – Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 12:00 PM Register at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4ucO5zkTSm2SNUzqmcqy2g   Jennifer Rigterink is a legislative associate for [...]

Earlier this month the Legislature wrapped up its pre-election session schedule, meeting for nine days between Labor Day and the first week of October.  Both chambers recessed on October 4th until their scheduled return on November 7th, following the General Election.  While the Lame Duck session period technically begins on [...]

Michigan Municipal League CEO and Executive Director Dan Gilmartin will speak at the Engaging Local Government Leaders’ (ELGL) Milwaukee Pop Up Conference in Wisconsin on Friday, Oct. 12. This is one of three national public speaking opportunities that Gilmartin will be doing on various topics this month. Gilmartin also was [...]