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June 4, 2014

Please Write Letters to Your Local Newspaper in Support of Proposal 1, Personal Property Tax Reform

The letter writing phase of the Vote Yes on Proposal 1 campaign is now in full swing and the Michigan Municipal League has made it as easy as possible for you to send letters to the editor of your local…

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 13, 2014

Federal Government Making Changes to How Communities Deal with Volunteer Firefighters Under the ACA

Recently, several articles have appeared that reference a "glitch" in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), in which communities with more than 50 employees will be forced to provide coverage for volunteer firefighters. Since this came about, Treasury and the IRS have…

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…

October 18, 2013

Michigan Municipal League Prosperity Agenda Radio Show Focuses on Partnership for Place Initiative

Larry Nielsen, Chad Livengood, Samantha Harkins, Steve Baker and Dan Gilmartin talk about the Partnership for Place on News/Talk 760 WJR.The Michigan Municipal League has been saying for quite some time now that the state’s system for funding municipalities is…

August 16, 2013

Affordable Care Act Local Government Toolkit Now Available

The US Department of Health and Human Services has just released a toolkit for local governments to understand and implement the Affordable Care Act. The toolkit includes an overview of the Affordable Care Act, a sample outreach and enrollment plan…

August 12, 2013

Governor Snyder announces Regional Prosperity Initiative

The Governor Snyder administration has announced a new regional initiative. Dubbed "Regional Prosperity Initiative" the effort is meant to better coordinate service delivery and strengthen local economies through greater regional collaboration. The initiative, first unveiled in the Governor's 2014 budget…

August 6, 2013

Michigan Municipal League’s Partnership for Place Agenda Presented to State Lawmakers

Samantha Harkins discusses the League's Partnership for Place legislative agenda today in Lansing.Michigan Municipal League staff members met with key state lawmakers today in Lansing about the League's new proactive legislative agenda, called the Partnership for Place. You can check…

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