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December 11, 2020

Lame Duck Round Up – Week 2

We entered this second week of lame duck expecting action on bills along multiple fronts as the legislature positioned themselves to wrap up activity for the year next week. Instead, this second week ended up feeling a little more like…

December 3, 2020

Lame Duck Round Up – Week 1

This week kicked off the first full week of lame duck legislative activity since the November election. The League's advocacy team is engaged on multiple fronts to promote a number of pieces of legislation we have been supporting and defending…

March 26, 2020

$2 Trillion Federal Stimulus Bill Headed To President

The US Senate passed H.R. 748, the CARES Act, Wednesday night and the House voted Friday to send the bill to the President. The bill appropriates more than $2 trillion as an economic stimulus effort in response to the COVID-19…

December 13, 2019

Legislature Officially Hits Halfway Mark of Term

With the voting this week, the Legislature officially wrapped up their activity for the year and reached the halfway point of the 2019-2020 legislative term. The House and Senate are now on recess until January 8th. All bills introduced in…

October 1, 2019

State Budget Battle Goes Into Overtime

As expected, following the Legislature's movement of budget bills that the Administration had not signed off on, Governor Whitmer responded aggressively to the legislative spending proposal by issuing 147 separate line items vetoes within the 16 departmental budget bills she signed. …

August 29, 2019

Road Condition Maps Released – State Budget Deadline Looming

With the new state fiscal year only a month away, the lack of a budget deal is consuming discussions in Lansing. The Governor's budget closely intertwines the state budget with the need for an additional $2.5 billion investment our road…

February 7, 2019

Dan Gilmartin and Melanie Piana Wrap Up Busy, Productive Week in D.C.

From Left League CEO & Executive Director Dan Gilmartin, Irma Esparza Diggs, League President Melanie Piana, Congressman Dan Kildee and NLC CEO Clarence Anthony. (View more photos here) They're fighting for Michigan communities. They're fighting for all the nation's communities.…

October 23, 2018

Proposed Regulations on Opportunity Zones Designed to Incentivize Investment in American Communities

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…

October 19, 2018

Pre-Election Legislative Wrap Up & Lame Duck Predictions

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…

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