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Here are some of ineligible uses of the American Rescue Plan support for municipalities. These were shared Monday as part of a presentation by the U.S. Department of the Treasury during a webinar Monday. New Update: The National League of Cities (NLC) and the Michigan Municipal League (MML) will each...

New Update: The National League of Cities (NLC) and the Michigan Municipal League (MML) will each have events about the new guidelines in the coming days. The NLC will have a Federal Advocacy Update Call at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 12 (register here) and the MML will unpack the guidelines...

Since their return from Spring Break last month, the House and Senate budget subcommittees have been working to finalize their respective versions of the state budget for every state department and program for the upcoming FY21-22 state fiscal year.  Those budget subcommittees recently released their proposed spending plans and they...

Late last week, the US Treasury Department released the pre-award requirements that local governments will need to comply with in order to receive their allocated payments from Treasury for the Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Fund in a timely fashion.  These requirements are similar to what local units needed...

Mayors across the nation met Wednesday with White House leaders about the American  Jobs Plan, including Westland Mayor Bill Wild, MML President; Lansing Mayor Andy Schor; and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. Other elected officials in Michigan are invited to a similar meeting on the American Rescue Plan 1:30 p.m. Thursday,...