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Yesterday, testimony was taken on House Bill 5438, the Short-Term Rental Regulation Act, in the House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee. The League testified in support of the legislation and turned in approximately 150 committee cards, echoing that support from locally elected officials and municipal staff in communities across [...]

Today the House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee posted a hearing for Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 12:00 noon. The committee agenda includes House Bill 5438, the Short-Term Rental Regulation Act. HB 5438 provides for the registry and regulation of short-term rentals and hosting platforms. It creates a statewide [...]

The League has consistently advocated for greater flexibility and clarity on how speed limits can be set at the local level to ensure all users of the roadway and the context of our local streets are considered. This week, House Bill 4012, sponsored by Representative Slagh, was signed by the [...]

MSHDA Supports Statewide Housing Plan Goals with $60 Million ‘MI Neighborhood’ Application The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has opened the MI Neighborhood application, which consolidates nine targeted programs and funding to address the regional goals identified through the implementation of the Statewide Housing Plan. MI Neighborhood is a [...]

With support from the legislature and Governor Whitmer’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget, Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is establishing a new funding opportunity to award Michigan communities for hosting renewable energy projects.  This adds to the existing value provided through tax revenue, community benefits opportunities, [...]

The Michigan Department of Treasury is making annual distributions to municipalities and counties that have adult-use marijuana facilities in their jurisdiction that were licensed as of September 30, 2023. The payments consist of taxes and fees collected in the state Fiscal Year 2023 (per MRTMA, Initiated Law 1 of 2018). [...]

It has been almost seven years of playing defense on the short-term rental issue. The first bill was introduced in April 2017. It was a preemption amendment to the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act. Legislators were told by proponents it was needed because municipalities across the state were banning STRs. We’ve [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced the solicitation of applications for candidate projects for the Local Bridge Program. Selected projects will be funded during the 2027 fiscal year (FY). Do not submit projects which cannot be committed to construction within FY 2027. The applications can be submitted by [...]

The Department of Treasury just announced they will conduct four virtual Board of Review Trainings using Zoom on February 27, 2024, from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, February 28, 2024, from 9:00 am – Noon and 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, and February 29, 2024, from 1:00 pm – 4:00 [...]

This week Governor Whitmer released her proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025. As expected, the proposed budget is less than last year’s budget that was filled with significant one-time resources, and totals $80.7 billion. While the budget is down, core areas the League tracks, revenue sharing, transportation and water infrastructure [...]