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November 19, 2018

Watch Our First Monday Morning Live Chat on Facebook

(Click here to watch the Facebook Live video) We covered a lot of ground in the Michigan Municipal League's first ever - Monday Morning Live broadcast on Facebook Live. And while the live broadcast that took place 10:30 a.m. this…

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…

October 10, 2018

Dan Gilmartin to Speak at Engaging Local Government Leaders’ PopUp Event in Wisconsin

Michigan Municipal League CEO and Executive Director Dan Gilmartin will speak at the Engaging Local Government Leaders’ (ELGL) Milwaukee Pop Up Conference in Wisconsin on Friday, Oct. 12. This is one of three national public speaking opportunities that Gilmartin will…

October 2, 2018

Details You Should Know About Driver Fee Elimination

View the YouTube video about this here. The office of Secretary of State Ruth Johnson has asked the Michigan Municipal League to share the following press release with our members. So this is us, doing just that. The press release…

September 26, 2018

State Treasurer Releases Uniform Pension/OPEB Reporting Assumptions

Late this afternoon, State Treasurer Nick Khouri released the following information on uniform assumptions for communities that have defined benefit pension or OPEB (retiree health care) liabilities to comply with the reporting requirements of PA 202 of 2017. These finalized…

August 16, 2018

Capacity Crowd Weighs In On Assessing Reform Proposal

A standing-room-only crowd greeted State Treasurer Nick Khouri and Senators Jim Stamas and Darwin Booher earlier this week at the Gaylord City Hall to provide feedback on the Treasurer's proposed changes to the property assessing and tax administration process. Prior…

August 6, 2018

Assessing Reform Forum Scheduled in Gaylord

State Treasurer Nick Khouri and the legislative sponsors for SB 1025 and HB 6049 are planning a series of "listening tour" forums this month to hear from local officials about ways to improve administration of property tax laws in Michigan.…

July 26, 2018

Webinar and Guidance Document on New Pension/OPEB Law Available

Following the July 18, 2018 Municipal Stability Board meeting, the Michigan Department of Treasury published an initial guidance document for communities that find themselves in "underfunded" status for retirement pension system and/or OPEB offerings. Under PA 202 of 2017, all…

June 21, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court hands down major victory for local government

The Michigan Municipal League is excited about today’s historic U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding the ability of states to collect sales tax on internet purchases. For too long, internet based companies have reaped the economic benefits of doing business in…

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