Yesterday afternoon, a house and senate joint conference committee reported out SB 954 and in doing so funded the Business Attraction and Economic Gardening line item (i.e. the Community Revitalization Program and Business Development Program – which replaced the Brownfield,…

The Michigan Municipal League and the Brookings Institute worked together to bring Bruce Katz to Michigan for a series of meetings which included a presentation in front of the Michigan House Commerce Committee on Wednesday May 23. Katz spoke to the…

The Senate Judiciary Committee this week took testimony on a bi-partisan package of bills that will provide local units of government with more tools to address blight.  The bills would do the following:  -          Senate Bill 1096 would allow cities…

The Senate Local Government Committee passed passed HB 5142, sponsored by Rep. Marc Ouimet (R-Ann Arbor). This legislation will allow Corridor Improvement Authorities to have a board consisting of members of different communities.  Under current law, each community must create…

The Michigan Municipal League League is hosting a National Brownfield Association Workshop, Building Sustainable  Communities: Revitalizing Your Town, in our Lansing office on Tuesday, June 5 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The workshop aims to highlight the importance of…

LANSING, Michigan - The Michigan Municipal League today (May 14, 2012) is calling on the Governor and Michigan Legislature to appropriate the $100 million that was committed to communities for economic gardening and revitalization when the redevelopment credits were eliminated.For…