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March 2, 2015

Proposal 1 FREE Webinar Now Available from Michigan Municipal League

A newly posted webinar (watch above) by the Michigan Municipal League lays out the details on Proposal 1 heading to voters May 5 and includes neutral information as well as details on why the League supports the proposal. The League…

July 23, 2014

Michigan Municipal League Staff Help Prepare Detroit City Council for Future After Bankruptcy

Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones introduces League CEO Dan Gilmartin at a recent education session. Michigan Municipal League staff has spent the last few weeks working with Detroit City Council members as they move forward and prepare to bring…

June 27, 2014

Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Federal Workforce Bill

The Senate passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, H.R. 803 by a margin of 95-3, sending the bill back to the House for action as soon as the next week. WIOA reauthorizes the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 by retaining many…

February 10, 2014

EVIP Continues to be Problematic for Communities, says League’s Samantha Harkins on MIRS Podcast

Samantha HarkinsThe Michigan Municipal League’s Samantha Harkins was a guest today (Feb. 10, 2014) on the MIRSnews.com podcast and covered an array of topics including road funding, the importance of public transit, an update on the personal property tax issue…

January 7, 2014

League’s Samantha Harkins on Crain’s List of People in Politics to Watch in 2014

The League's Samantha Harkins gets interviewed by a TV news reporter.Congratulations are in order for Samantha Harkins, the Michigan Municipal League's Director of State Affairs, for being included on Crain's Detroit Business list of Top Ten People to Watch in…

December 2, 2013

Michigan Downtown Association to hold Workshop February 27

The Michigan Downtown Association's (MDA) first workshop of 2014, "DDA’s – One of the Original Placemakers - Controlling Our Own Destiny," is on Feb. 27 at the Radisson Hotel in Lansing. MDA members may begin reserving rooms at the Radisson…

November 11, 2013

Historic Preservation Legislation Continues Forward

SBs 21 and 22, bills dealing with historic preservation of DDA owned properties, passed out of committee last week. The bills require a DDA to submit proposed changes to the exterior of a DDA owned historic property that is on…

November 4, 2013

Tenant Responsibility Legislation Receives Hearing

HB 5037, a bill to require local inspectors hold tenants responsible for violations that occur in the area that is under their control received a hearing in the House Local Government committee last week. This legislation would also state that…

October 30, 2013

National Brownfield Association Nov 13 Event Registration Now Open

On November 13, 2013, the Michigan Chapter of the National Brownfield Association is presenting a program on the newest developments on brownfield issues in Michigan. The program will be held at the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI…

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