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March 4, 2024

The Renewables Ready Communities Award is open for applications!

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…

October 25, 2023

2023 MPSC Franchise Entity Survey and Guidance for Dispute Resolution

Pursuant to PA 480 of 2006, the Uniform Video Franchise Act, Section 12(2), the Michigan Public Service Commission shall file an annual report to the Governor and Legislature that includes information on the status of video service competition in Michigan.…

May 16, 2023

48 Communities Recognized for Environmental Sustainability Leadership

The Michigan Green Communities (MGC) program is recognizing 48 counties, cities, townships, and villages that took part in the annual MGC Challenge for their environmental leadership. These communities logged the actions they took through 2022 related to energy efficiency, climate…

April 25, 2023

Michigan Municipal League Represented at White House Executive Order Signing

President Joe Biden signs an executive order Friday in the White House Rose Garden. Photo by Michigan Municipal League Foundation President Helen Davis Johnson, who represented the League and Foundation at the event. The Michigan Municipal League membership was represented…

February 13, 2023

Michigan Municipal League Legislative Committee Work Underway

The League's John LaMacchia and Herasanna Richards talk with the MML's internal legislative committee members at the State Capitol Feb. 9, 2023. The Michigan Municipal League had a tremendously successful kickoff orientation meeting Thursday at the state Capitol for our…

August 1, 2022

IIJA Funding Resource: Capitalizing on New Federal Funding Opportunities: A Webinar Series

The Sustainable States Network (SSN) and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) have organized three upcoming webinars that will explore key opportunities for cities to act on climate change through energy efficiency investments—including by capitalizing on new federal…

January 11, 2021

That’s A Wrap – 100th Legislative Session Finalized

With the expiration of 14-days on the Governor's desk this past week, the last bills presented from December's lame duck legislative action brought the 100th Legislative Session to an official close. All told, nearly 300 new bills were introduced between…

December 20, 2020

Lame Duck Round Up – Week 3…

With the Michigan Senate's final action late Friday night, only Monday's House session remains before the 100th Legislative Session comes to an end. The Senate remained in session throughout the day Friday, concurring in bills that the House had sent…

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…

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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