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March 25, 2013

Strong Support for Federal Online Sales Tax Parity in Test Senate Vote

This Saturday local communities scored a big victory when the Senate voted on an amendment to support Marketplace Fairness as part of the Budget Resolution. The amendment passed 75-24 with BOTH Michigan Senators Stabenow and Levin voting yes. The vote…

March 22, 2013

Federal Marketplace Fairness Act – Online Sales Tax Bill – Senate Vote Coming Soon!

We understand that the U.S. Senate is voting on an Amendment to the Senate Budget Resolution which will support the Marketplace Fairness Act either today, or over the weekend. The Amendment would bring sales tax parity with online retailers by…

March 21, 2013

Federal Tax Exemption In Danger; Contact Your Congressional Leaders!

As Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, Congressman Dave Camp held his first hearing on the impact of tax reform on local governments this week. As part of this discussion, Congress is considering eliminating the federal tax exempt…

March 21, 2013

Congress Passing Continuing Resolution to Avoid Federal Shutdown Next Week

The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to avoid a government shutdown set for March 28th. The Continuing Resolution is a $984 Billion spending bill that will fund government until the end of the fiscal year - September 30th, 2013. The CR…

March 4, 2013

Federal Sequestration Deadline Passes with No Deal – Cuts on the Way

Mrach 1st arrived with no deal on "sequestration," the federal deadline for the $85 Billion in spending cuts to go into effect. These cuts will now be set in motion over the next several months and will impact many programs…

February 26, 2013

Sequestration Cuts Enacted if Congress Fails to Act by Friday, White House Releases Impact on Michigan

About $85 Billion in Federal Spending Reductions are set to go into effect for the remainder of fiscal year 2013 if Congress fails to negotiate a compromise by this Friday, March 1st.At this point, hope is diminishing that both sides…

February 15, 2013

Federal Sequestration Deadline Nears With No Negotiation in Sight

On New Years Day Congress delayed the fiscal cliff, in part, because of a delay in sequestration. Sequestration is the term for automatic spending cuts of billions of dollars that would go into effect primarily in defense spending, but across…

February 7, 2013

Rhetoric on Federal Sequestration Cuts Picking Up As Deadline Looms

The March 1st deadline for major federals pending cuts which was enabled to avoid the fiscal cliff on January 1st is now fast approaching. The cuts total $85 Billion and would mostly impact defense spending, but would also cut programs…

February 1, 2013

Municipal Officials Learn About Placemaking, Legislative Issues at Seminar

(View photos from the event here). Municipal managers from throughout Michigan were in Rochester this week (Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2013) for the 2013 Michigan Local Government Management Association (MLGMA) Winter Institute. The theme of this year's event was communication and…

January 22, 2013

Congress to Tackle Debt and Budget Connections This Week

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to consider legislation to extend the debt limit for three months this week, but has plans to condition a long term increase on the Senate passing a budget by the April 15th statutory…

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